/boluntaɾjaˈmente/
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Translation
voluntarily
Word origin
From voluntario ('voluntary') plus the adverb-forming suffix -mente, from Latin voluntas ('will'), from velle ('to want'). The same root gives English 'voluntary' and 'volition'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- voluntas
- English cognates
- voluntarily, volition
Examples
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He gave himself up to the police voluntarily.
Muchos limpieza.
Many neighbours helped voluntarily with the clean-up.
obligó; .
Nobody forced her; she did it voluntarily.
¿ mandado?
Have you come voluntarily or were you sent?
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He voluntarily decided to leave his job.
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