volunteer

//ˌvɒlənˈtɪər//
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Noun

volunteerSingular
volunteersPlural
1

A person who freely offers to do something or work without being paid or forced to do so.

Many volunteers helped clean up the park after the festival.

2

A person who performs military service willingly, rather than being conscripted.

He joined the army as a volunteer rather than waiting to be drafted.

Verb

volunteerInfinitive
volunteerPresent tense
volunteeredPast tense
volunteeredPast participle
volunteeringPresent participle
volunteersThird-person singular
1

To freely offer to do something or give one's services without being asked or paid.

She volunteered to help organize the school event.

2

To offer information or a statement without being asked.

She volunteered the information before anyone could ask.

3

To enlist for military service of one's own free will.

He volunteered for the army when he was eighteen.

Adjective

volunteerCanonical form
1

Done, given, or acting of one's own free will without payment or compulsion.

She does volunteer work at the local hospital every weekend.