volunteer

  • 11volunteer — I UK [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌvɑlənˈtɪr] noun [countable] Word forms volunteer : singular volunteer plural volunteers ** 1) someone who is not paid for the work that they do The organization is appealing for volunteers. a volunteer worker a small… …

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  • 12volunteer — vol|un|teer1 [ ,valən tır ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who offers to do something without being forced: Can I have a volunteer to erase the chalkboard, please? volunteer for: Doctors need 50 healthy volunteers for the diet. 2. ) someone who is… …

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  • 13volunteer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb who offers to do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ unpaid ▪ The office is staffed by unpaid volunteers. ▪ full time, part time ▪ committed, dedicated …

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  • 14volunteer — I n. to recruit volunteers II v. 1) (D; intr.) to volunteer as (to volunteer as a tutor) 2) (D; intr.) to volunteer for (who will volunteer for this job?) 3) (E) she volunteered to water our plants * * * [ˌvɒl(ə)n tɪə] (E) she volunteered to… …

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  • 15volunteer — [[t]vɒ̱ləntɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ volunteers, volunteering, volunteered 1) N COUNT A volunteer is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week... Mike was a …

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  • 16volunteer — /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 …

  • 17volunteer — 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… …

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  • 18Volunteer — A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so. The word comes from Latin, and can be translated as will (as in doing something out of ones own free will). Many serve… …

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  • 19volunteer — /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… …

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  • 20Volunteer — Cet article a pour sujet la bande dessinée intitulé Volunteer . Pour une définition du mot « volunteer », voir l’article volunteer du Wiktionnaire. Volunteer est une série de bande dessinée. Scénario : Muriel Sevestre Dessins et… …

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