volunteer

volunteer
I UK [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌvɑlənˈtɪr] noun [countable]
Word forms "volunteer":
singular volunteer plural volunteers
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1) someone who is not paid for the work that they do

The organization is appealing for volunteers.

a volunteer worker

a small team of volunteers

volunteer for:

He is a volunteer for the Gay Helpline.

2) someone who offers to do something without being forced

Can I have a volunteer to clean the board, please?

volunteer for:

Doctors need 50 healthy volunteers for the diet.

3) someone who joins the armed forces without being forced

II UK [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌvɑlənˈtɪr] verb
Word forms "volunteer":
present tense I/you/we/they volunteer he/she/it volunteers present participle volunteering past tense volunteered past participle volunteered
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to offer or choose to do something without being forced
volunteer to do something:

An accountant volunteered to help with the wildlife sanctuary's accounts.

volunteer for:

Thirty-two patients volunteered for the research study.

volunteer your services (as something):

I volunteered my services as a school governor.

2) [intransitive/transitive] to do some work without getting paid

Claire volunteers at the homeless shelter once a week.

3) [intransitive/transitive] to say something, or to give information without being asked
volunteer information/a suggestion/an opinion:

He didn't ask me, and I didn't volunteer any information.

volunteer that:

Martha volunteered that they planned to adopt a child.

4) [intransitive] to agree to join the armed forces without being forced
5) [transitive] to say that someone else will do something before asking them if they are willing to do it

My mother has volunteered me to help with the school play.


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  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , a. Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer advice. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • volunteer — [väl΄ən tir′] n. [earlier voluntier < obs. Fr voluntaire < L (miles)voluntarius,VOLUNTARY (soldier)] 1. a person who chooses freely to do or offer to do something 2. a person who chooses freely to enter naval or military service, without… …   English World dictionary

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.] To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one s services. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • volunteer — (n.) c.1600, one who offers himself for military service, from M.Fr. voluntaire, noun use of adj. meaning voluntary, from L. voluntarius voluntary, of one s free will (see VOLUNTARY (Cf. voluntary)). Non military sense is first recorded 1630s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , v. i. To enter into, or offer for, any service of one s own free will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered in that undertaking. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , n. [F. volontaire. See {Voluntary}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • volunteer — [v] offer to do something advance, bring forward, chip in*, come forward, do on one’s own volition*, enlist, go in*, let oneself in for*, offer services, present, proffer, propose, put at one’s disposal*, put forward, sign up, speak up, stand up …   New thesaurus

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