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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3012 COCA: 2284

volunteer
1 volunteer /ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/ noun
plural volunteers
1 volunteer
/ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/
noun
plural volunteers
Learner's definition of VOLUNTEER
[count]
: someone who does something without being forced to do it自告奋勇者；主动做某事的人: such as
a  : a person who chooses to join the military志愿兵；义勇兵
b  : a person who does work without getting paid to do it志愿者；义务工作者
2 volunteer /ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/ verb
volunteers; volunteered; volunteering
2 volunteer
/ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/
verb
volunteers; volunteered; volunteering
Learner's definition of VOLUNTEER
1 
[no object]
a  : to offer to do something without being forced to or without getting paid to do it自愿做；义务做；无偿做
b  : to choose to join the military自愿参军；当志愿兵
2 
[+ object] : to give (something) without being forced to or without getting paid for it自愿提供；主动给予
3 
[+ object] : to say that someone will do something without asking if he or she wants to do it自作主张地说；（未经当事人同意）举荐
3 volunteer /ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/ adjective
3 volunteer
/ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/
adjective
Learner's definition of VOLUNTEER
always used before a noun
: of, relating to, or done by volunteers志愿（者）的
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3012 COCA: 2284

volunteer

1 of 3

noun

vol·​un·​teer ˌvä-lən-ˈtir How to pronounce volunteer (audio)
1
: a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service: such as
a
: one who enters into military service voluntarily
b(1)
: one who renders a service or takes part in a transaction while having no legal concern or interest
(2)
: one who receives a conveyance or transfer of property without giving valuable consideration
2
: a volunteer plant
3
capitalized [Volunteers of America] : a member of a quasi-military religious and philanthropic organization founded in 1896 by Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth

volunteer

2 of 3

verb

volunteered; volunteering; volunteers

intransitive verb

: to offer oneself as a volunteer
volunteered to host the meeting

transitive verb

: to offer or bestow voluntarily
volunteer one's services

volunteer

3 of 3

adjective

1
: being, consisting of, or engaged in by volunteers
a volunteer army
busy with volunteer activities
2
: growing spontaneously without direct human control or supervision especially from seeds lost from a previous crop
volunteer corn plants

Synonyms

Verb

Adjective

Example Sentences

Noun Volunteers are needed to help with the bake sale. The school was built by volunteers. Verb Our son volunteered for military service. He would not volunteer any information about her whereabouts. Adjective volunteer work at the hospital
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The community’s ScareCREW, a volunteer group from the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, is holding workshops to make scarecrows from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 15-17 and Sept. 22-24, at 300 N. Brandon Road. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Congregants Diane and her husband, Tom, head up the volunteer Grateful Gardeners group that lovingly tends to the grounds. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Formed in 2001, MWAGA is a volunteer group of people who have experienced the loss of a limb/limbs and who recognize the importance of participating in friendly competition while promoting the value of golf for rehabilitation. Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The volunteer group was formed by some of the same students who managed to get Utah’s conservative Legislature to acknowledge the existence of climate change and its looming danger in 2018. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The volunteer dive group found it in the Prosser Creek Reservoir a little more than half an hour into their search. Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2022 Local law enforcement said a volunteer dive group, Adventures With Purpose, had notified them about the discovery in Prosser Creek Reservoir, about 35 miles west of Reno. Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 Delivering wood to elders throughout the Navajo Nation has been nearly impossible because roads have been washed out due to the flooding, according to Loren Anthony from the volunteer group Chizh for Cheii. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2022 Longtime city law director and friend John Clemmons credits Bennett with building the fire department from a volunteer group into one of the best in the region. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2022
Verb
Instead, people volunteer to be elected to represent their neighbors’ interests and help manage the community. Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Though Lit-X is not an official nonprofit, its members all volunteer their time. Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Created in 1981 to address the problem, the society’s Road to Recovery program enlists volunteer drivers to transport cancer patients to and from their essential appointments. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 In the photo: Ryan staffers volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Finland has universal conscription for men, and women can volunteer for military service. Sharon Weinberger, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Two of the participants, Dorian Garrett, 18, and Kareem Holder, 20, now volunteer as community organizers. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Professionals like photographers, jewelry makers or wood makers can volunteer to teach classes with the hope that the kids will hone skills themselves and start their own businesses. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2022 Local teenagers volunteer to walk dogs and clean crates. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2022
Adjective
That’s noteworthy for a show based at a high-school auditorium in Litchfield and run by a staff that is almost entirely volunteer, including the show’s star and its producer. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022 Cycling Schools is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 22 July 2022 Unfortunately, there’s no major title sponsor now, and that makes everything tougher: paying for permits, paying overtime for police officers, paying for non-volunteer staff. Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022 The fire company is the only one in Carroll County that is completely volunteer run, with no career fire personnel. Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2022 Glauner noted that Fire Station 1, at 4383 Center Road, was built in 1960 with additional bays installed in the 1970s, at a time when the department was all-volunteer. Brian Lisik, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022 New York’s state guard is all volunteer, as is Ohio’s. NBC News, 3 Feb. 2022 In rural America, 35% of ambulance services are all-volunteer. Steve Hartman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2022 According to data from the U.S. Fire Administration – a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency – of the 816 registered fire agencies in Alabama, 79.1% are completely volunteer. John Sharp, al, 30 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

obsolete French voluntaire (now volontaire), from voluntaire, adjective, voluntary, from Old French, from Latin voluntarius

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1709, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Adjective

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of volunteer was circa 1600
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3012 COCA: 2284
volunteer

noun¹

 1sb who offers to do sth主動做事的人ADJECTIVE | ... OF VOLUNTEERS | VERB + VOLUNTEER | VOLUNTEER + VERB | VOLUNTEER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤unpaid無償志願者◇The office is staffed by unpaid volunteers.這個辦公室的人員都是不拿報酬的。➤full-time, part-time全職義務工作者；非全職的志願者▸➤committed, dedicated, enthusiastic, willing盡心盡力的志願者；滿腔熱情的志願者；心甘情願的志願者▸➤qualified, trained合格的／訓練有素的志願者▸➤potential, prospective潛在的／未來的志願者▸➤conservation, hospital, Red Cross環保志願者；醫院義工；紅十字會志願者➤church, community教會／社區志願者➤local當地志願者➤healthy健康無病的志願者➤human人類志願者➤parent, student家長／學生志願者... OF VOLUNTEERS➤army, band, group, network, team大批志願者；一組志願者；一群志願者；一隊志願者◇An army of volunteers cooked meals for the children.一大群義工為孩子們做飯。VERB + VOLUNTEER➤appeal for, ask for, call for, look for呼籲／徵集／號召／尋找志願者◇The charity is appealing for volunteers to take elderly patients to and from hospital.該慈善團體正在徵集志願者接送老年患者往返醫院。➤find, get, recruit找到志願者；招募志願者◇We can't get any volunteers to help in the kitchen.我們找不到志願者到廚房來幫忙。➤become成為志願者➤train培訓志願者▸➤provide提供志願者◇The local community provided volunteers to repair the road.當地社區為修路提供志願者。➤could use, need, want需要志願者▸➤work as做義工VOLUNTEER + VERB➤come forward (especially BrE) 志願者自告奮勇◇Hundreds of volunteers have come forward to offer their help.成百上千的人自告奮勇要來幫忙。➤man sth, staff sth志願者在⋯崗位上工作／做⋯的員工➤run sth志願者管理⋯▸➤carry sth out志願者推行⋯➤participate (in sth)志願者參與（⋯）▸➤provide support, support sb志願者提供支持／支持某人◇The support our volunteers provide cannot be measured in purely practical terms.我們的志願者所提供的支持不能單純地按實際作用來衡量。➤work志願者開展工作➤help do sth志願者幫助做⋯VOLUNTEER + NOUN➤staff, worker志願工作者➤labour/labor義務勞動➤group志願者小組▸➤coordinator, counsellor/counselor, driver, helper (BrE) 義務協調人；義務顧問；義務駕駛員；無償援助者▸➤firefighter, fireman消防志願者➤organization志願者組織➤activity, effort, service, work志願活動；義務服務；志願工作➤programme/program志願者項目➤vacation (NAmE) 志願服務度假PREPOSITION➤volunteer for⋯的志願者◇He worked as a volunteer for Oxfam.他為牛津饑荒救濟委員會做義務工作。
volunteer

noun²

 2in the armed forces軍隊ADJECTIVE | VERB + VOLUNTEER | VOLUNTEER + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤army, civilian陸軍／平民志願兵VERB + VOLUNTEER➤recruit招募志願兵▸➤serve as自願服兵役VOLUNTEER + NOUN➤army, corps, force, regiment, unit志願軍部隊；志願軍；志願隊伍；志願團；志願部隊➤soldier志願兵➤military (NAmE) 志願軍
volunteer

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤graciously, kindly好意地主動承擔◇David graciously volunteered to model for the art class.好心的戴維主動提出為美術課做模特。◇Barbara has kindly volunteered to lead the session.好心的芭芭拉主動提出來主持這次會議。PREPOSITION➤as自願充當⋯◇We volunteered as witnesses.我們自願做證人。➤for自願⋯◇I volunteered for service in the Air Force.我自願加入空軍服役。

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