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21volunteer — 01. She does [volunteer] work with mentally handicapped children at the hospital. 02. He s a member of the [volunteer] fire department, so he has to carry a cell phone with him at all times. 03. We need a couple of people to help us clean up the… …
22volunteer — vol|un|teer1 [ˌvɔlənˈtıə US ˌva:lənˈtır] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: volontaire, from Latin voluntarius; VOLUNTARY1] 1.) someone who does a job willingly without being paid ▪ Most of the relief work was done by volunteers. 2.) someone… …
23volunteer — 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… …
24volunteer — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who does something without being paid, or who is willing to offer to help someone: Most of the relief work was done by volunteers. | I need some volunteers to clean up the kitchen. 2 someone who offers to join the army, navy …
25Volunteer — Ein Ehrenamt im ursprünglichen Sinn ist ein ehrenvolles und freiwilliges öffentliches Amt, das nicht auf Entgelt ausgerichtet ist. Man leistet es für eine bestimmte Dauer regelmäßig im Rahmen von Vereinigungen, Initiativen oder Institutionen;… …
26volunteer — Synonyms and related words: arbitrary, autonomous, autonomousness, autonomy, come forward, discretional, discretionary, do independently, do voluntarily, elective, free, free will, gratuitous, gratuitousness, independence, independent, need no… …
27volunteer — 1. noun /ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/ a) One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay. b) One who enters into military service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and… …
28volunteer — [17] Volunteer comes via French volontaire from Latin voluntārius, a noun use of the adjective which gave English voluntary [14]. This was derived from the noun voluntās ‘will, free will’, which itself was based on volō ‘I will’ (source also of… …
29volunteer — 1. verb 1) I volunteered my services Syn: offer, tender, proffer, put forward, put up, venture 2) he volunteered as a driver Syn: offer one s services, present oneself, make oneself available, sign up 2 …
30volunteer — [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə] noun [C] I 1) someone who works without expecting to be paid for what they do 2) someone who offers to do something and does not have to be made to do it 3) someone who joins the armed forces without being forced to II verb volunteer …
