to volunteer
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2.0
- verb
- /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/
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ofrecerse para
- Many students volunteered to help clean up the park this weekend.
- volunteer to participate
- volunteer their services
- volunteer to serve
People have to work, volunteer, and so they do.
- People have to work, volunteer, and so they do.
- Now stop jumping up volunteering to do the announcements.
- He then volunteered to join the army.
- And so me and two of my classmates volunteered, and we got to do it.
- But so yeah, we, I volunteered to lead us out.
- Olivia Pope cannot volunteer or write a check to the ACLU.
- I used to volunteer on Skid Row, really.
- Large numbers of people from the Caribbean volunteered to come to the UK and fight.
- They're not afraid to make mistakes and they're they always volunteer their opinions.
- So if you if you want to volunteer by acting in these, let me know.
- Like if I'm feeling useless and you go go volunteer for an afternoon.
Examples
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Or those dedicated few who volunteer time and energy to bring about a wonderful new poetry festival.
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So who wants to volunteer to be part of the show?
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And when they had events, we would go volunteer for those events.
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One day, one hour, go and volunteer in a nursing home.
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So I really appreciate, you know, your willingness to volunteer your time for these students.
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I used to volunteer on Skid Row, really.
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He volunteers his time to be here.
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He then volunteered to join the army.
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He volunteered to help me find a present for Victoria.
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Approximately 50% of the sixth-grade students volunteered to participate in this study.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
Say you will do something to help someone
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3.2
To offer help or information, often to the police
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.5
A person who chooses to join the armed forces instead of being forced to serve
- Offensive
A violent armed group in Northern Ireland formed in 1996 that was against the peace process
A nickname for the state of Tennessee because its people often volunteer for military service
How Willing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Volunteer comes from an old Latin root volunt- meaning 'will' or 'wish', the same root as voluntary. To volunteer is to offer help by your own will, choosing to help without being asked or paid.