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grant — 1 vt 1: to permit as a right or privilege grant a new trial the Supreme Court grant ed certiorari 2: to bestow or transfer formally; specif: to transfer the possession or title of by a deed: convey … Law dictionary
volunteer — I. noun Etymology: obsolete French voluntaire (now volontaire), from voluntaire, adjective, voluntary, from Old French, from Latin voluntarius Date: circa 1600 1. a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a… … New Collegiate 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
Volunteered — 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
Volunteering — 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
give — I. v. a. 1. Bestow (voluntarily and without compensation), accord. See confer. 2. Furnish, supply, afford, spare, accommodate with. 3. Impart, communicate. 4. Pay, exchange. 5. Permit, allow, vouchsafe, deign … New dictionary of synonyms
volunteer — /vol euhn tear /, n. 1. a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking. 2. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. 3. Mil. a person who enters the service voluntarily rather than through… … Universalium
volunteer — vol•un•teer [[t]ˌvɒl ənˈtɪər[/t]] n. 1) a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking 2) a person who performs a service willingly and without pay 3) mil a person who enters military service voluntarily rather… … From formal English to slang
volunteer — /vɒlənˈtɪə / (say voluhn tear) noun 1. someone who enters into any service of their own free will, or who offers to perform a service or undertaking for no financial gain. 2. Military, etc. someone who enters one of the armed services voluntarily …
give — givable, giveable, adj., n. givee, n. giver, n. /giv/, v., gave, given, giving, n. v.t. 1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please … Universalium
