/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/
#2153 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
A person who offers to do work freely, without being paid.
Word origin
From French volontaire, from Latin voluntarius meaning willing, built on voluntas, the will; a volunteer acts by their own will.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- voluntas
- English cognates
- voluntary
Examples
more .
Volunteers work because they want to help, not for money.
these .
Here it means anyone willing to offer their help right now.
.
As a verb, to volunteer means to offer to do something.
Used in
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 44.