volunteer

/ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr/

nounverbvol · un · teer

Think: “VOLunteer has VOL in it—like you turn up the VOLume because you choose to.”

Yes, it's volunteer. Don’t drop the second “o”: it’s vol- (like “volume”), then -unteer, ending with -teer.

Definitions

  1. nounA person who offers to do something without being paid or without being forced.
  2. verbTo offer to do something willingly and without being asked or forced.

Examples

  • Our class needs one volunteer to pass out the papers.
  • She decided to volunteer at the animal shelter every Saturday.
  • He volunteered to help clean up the park after the storm.

Synonyms

helperunpaid workerparticipantcontributoroffer

Antonyms

employeeconscription

Translations

ES voluntario/aPT voluntário/aFR bénévole

Common misspellings

volenteervoluntervolintiervolonteervolunteeervoluntier

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