Volunteer meaning of word

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The volunteers and staff at the Washington County Human Society provided medical care and attention to the puppies and the dog.


Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023





While not exclusively a ska museum, the history of 2-Tone is fully presented in all its black-and-white glory in this hidden gem run by enthusiastic volunteers proud of their local scene.


Liisa Ladouceur, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2023





Border Patrol investigates after volunteers say agents destroyed supplies for migrants.


Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023





The Ukrainian army has long relied on volunteers.


Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023





Planning for the event started in August, and aside from the club’s advisor, it was all assembled by the students and run by over 50 student volunteers.


Austindedios, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023





Bilingual volunteers will help immigrant families navigate through free health screenings, tests and community resources.


Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2023





For more information or to sign up to volunteer, go to OceanBeachSanDiego.com.


Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023





Authorities have called for volunteers to help with search efforts on Saturday.


Will Mcduffie, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023




On May 8, the palace is inviting people around the country to take part in »The Big Help Out,» encouraging them to volunteer in their own communities.


Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023





When Guerrero was 14, her father encouraged her to volunteer for Tommy Adkisson’s campaign for state representative.


Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2023





Serhiy, who volunteered to join the unit in January, leaving a wife and two children behind in a small town near Odesa in southern Ukraine, was on his fourth three-day rotation at the zero line on Friday.


Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023





Others choose to volunteer themselves.


Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023





In another set of layoffs, the head of the role-playing game design department, at wit’s end after huge reductions had already taken place, gathered his team together and asked someone to volunteer to be fired.


Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023





Other efforts include enlistment officials meeting with college students and unemployed men, or phoning men to volunteer.


Dasha Litvinova, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023





The dude was dealing with PTSD; the only difference is the patients had to volunteer.


Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023





The following Monday, people are being encouraged to volunteer locally as part of the Big Help Out project.


Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2023




Within the past couple of years, the group has become a part of Arrowhead Kingdom, an all-volunteer national network of Chiefs fan groups.


Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023





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



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    volunteer

    volunteer [ˏvɒlənˊtɪə]

    1) доброво́лец, волонтёр

    2)

    attr.

    доброво́льный, доброво́льческий

    3)

    attr.

    расту́щий самопроизво́льно;

    volunteer plant расте́ние, вы́росшее самопроизво́льно, самосе́вное расте́ние

    1) предлага́ть (свою помощь, услуги); вы́зваться доброво́льно (сделать что-л.; for)

    2) поступи́ть доброво́льцем на вое́нную слу́жбу

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > volunteer

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    volunteer

    Персональный Сократ > volunteer

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    volunteer

    [ˌvɔlənˈtɪə]

    volunteer делать по своей инициативе volunteer доброволец, волонтер volunteer поступить добровольцем на военную службу volunteer предлагать (свою помощь, услуги); вызваться добровольно (сделать что-л.; for) volunteer предлагать помощь volunteer attr. добровольный, добровольческий volunteer attr. растущий самопроизвольно; volunteer plant растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение volunteer in developing country лицо, безвозмездно работающее в развивающейся стране volunteer attr. растущий самопроизвольно; volunteer plant растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение

    English-Russian short dictionary > volunteer

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    volunteer

    1. [͵vɒl(ə)nʹtıə]

    1. 1) доброволец, волонтёр

    Volunteers of America — «Американские добровольцы» ()

    2) охотник, человек, добровольно идущий на что-л.; лицо, добровольно берущее на себя что-л.

    3)

    лицо, ведущее чужие дела без поручения

    2. человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу (); ≅ общественник; общественница

    1) лицо, заключающее сделку по своей воле

    2) лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи без встречного удовлетворения

    4. (Volunteer)

    «доброволец» (); теннессиец

    2. [͵vɒl(ə)nʹtıə]

    1. добровольческий

    2. добровольный, безвозмездный, неоплачиваемый (); благотворительный

    volunteer activities to help the handicapped — добровольная помощь инвалидам

    3. [͵vɒl(ə)nʹtıə]

    1. предлагать ()

    to volunteer to do smth., to volunteer for smth. — вызваться сделать что-л.

    he volunteered for the campaign — он выразил желание принять участие в кампании

    2. сделать по своей инициативе

    to volunteer a remark [an opinion] — высказать замечание [мнение] ()

    he volunteered no information about himself — о себе он не говорил /говорил только тогда, когда его спрашивали/

    3. поступить добровольцем, волонтёром в вооружённые силы

    НБАРС > volunteer

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    volunteer

    волонтер
    имя существительное:

    имя прилагательное:

    глагол:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > volunteer

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    volunteer

    1. n доброволец, волонтёр

    2. n юр. лицо, ведущее чужие дела без поручения

    3. n юр. лицо, заключающее сделку по своей воле

    4. n юр. лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи без встречного удовлетворения

    5. n юр. амер. «доброволец»; теннессиец

    6. a добровольческий

    7. a добровольный, безвозмездный, неоплачиваемый; благотворительный

    8. a с. -х. самосевный

    9. v предлагать

    10. v сделать по своей инициативе

    11. v поступить добровольцем, волонтёром в вооружённые силы

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. unpaid (adj.) charitable; community; donated; for a good cause; helping; missionary; public service; unpaid; voluntary

    2. unpaid worker (noun) candy-striper; peace corps worker; person donating assistance; unpaid worker; voluntary helper

    3. offer (verb) bring forward; donate; extend; offer; present; proffer; propose; suggest; tender; throw in

    4. offer oneself (verb) come forward; do charity work; do of one’s own accord; do volunteer work; help out for free; offer one’s services; offer oneself; pitch in; present oneself; work without pay

    Антонимический ряд:

    English-Russian base dictionary > volunteer

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    volunteer

    ˌvɔlənˈtɪə
    1. сущ.
    1) волонтер, доброволец to recruit volunteers ≈ набирать добровольцев They fought as volunteers with the Afghan guerrillas. ≈ Они воевали в качестве добровольцев вместе с афганскими партизанами.
    2) человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week. ≈ Сейчас она на общественных началах работает три раза в неделю в местной школе.
    2. прил.
    1) добровольный, добровольческий Mike was a member of the local volunteer fire brigade. ≈ Майкл был членом местной добровольческой пожарной дружины.
    2) растущий самопроизвольно, самосевный volunteer plant ≈ растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение
    3. гл.
    1) предлагать (свою помощь, услуги) ;
    вызваться добровольно (сделать что-л.) (for) How many young men in the World War I volunteered for the army? ≈ Сколько молодых людей ушли добровольцами на фронт в первую мировую войну? Syn: offer
    2) поступить добровольцем на военную службу
    доброволец, волонтер — Volunteers of America «Американские добровольцы» (организация типа Армии спасения) охотник, человек, добровольно идущий на что-л.;
    лицо, добровольно берущее на себя что-л. — to call for *s вызывать желающих (юридическое) лицо, ведущее чужие дела без поручения человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу (общественную, благотворительную) ;
    общественник, общественница ( юридическое) лицо, заключающее сделку по своей воле( юридическое) лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи без встречного удовлетворения (V.) (американизм) «доброволец» (шутливое прозвище жителя или уроженца штата Теннесси) ;
    теннессиец добровольческий — * army добровольческая армия — * battalion батальон добровольцев добровольный, безвозмездный, неоплачиваемый (о работе) ;
    благотворительный — * activities to help the handicapped добровольная помощь инвалидам (сельскохозяйственное) самосевный — * plant самосев предлагать (свою помощь, услуги) — to * to do smth., to * for smth. вызваться сделать что-л. — he *ed for the campaign он выразил желание принять участие в кампании сделать по своей инициативе — to * a remark высказать замечание (о котором не спрашивали) — he *ed no information about himself о себе он не говорил /говорил только тогда, когда его спрашивали/ поступить добровольцем, волонтером в вооруженные силы
    volunteer делать по своей инициативе ~ доброволец, волонтер ~ поступить добровольцем на военную службу ~ предлагать (свою помощь, услуги) ;
    вызваться добровольно (сделать что-л.;
    for) ~ предлагать помощь
    ~ attr. добровольный, добровольческий ~ attr. растущий самопроизвольно;
    volunteer plant растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение
    ~ in developing country лицо, безвозмездно работающее в развивающейся стране
    ~ attr. растущий самопроизвольно;
    volunteer plant растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > volunteer

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    volunteer

    доброволец; поступивший на военную службу по найму; добровольно поступать на военную службу

    English-Russian military dictionary > volunteer

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    volunteer

    [ˌvɔlən’tɪə]
    1.

    сущ.

    1) волонтёр, доброволец

    They fought as volunteers with the guerrillas. — Они воевали в качестве добровольцев с партизанами.

    2) человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу

    She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week. — Сейчас она на общественных началах работает три раза в неделю в местной школе.

    а) человек, ведущий чужие дела без поручения

    б) лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи его без встречного удовлетворения

    2.

    прил.

    1) добровольный; добровольческий

    Mike was a member of the local volunteer fire brigade. — Майкл был членом местной добровольческой пожарной дружины.

    2) растущий самопроизвольно, самосевный

    volunteer plant — растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение

    3.

    гл.

    1) предлагать ; вызваться добровольно ; добровольно взять на себя

    Syn:

    3)

    юр.

    вести чужие дела без поручения

    Англо-русский современный словарь > volunteer

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    volunteer

    1) доброволец, волонтёр

    2) человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу

    English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > volunteer

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    volunteer

    [ˌvɒl(ə)n’tɪə]

    1) Общая лексика: безвозмездный, благотворительный, волонтёр, вызваться добровольно , вызываться, добровольный, добровольческий, идти добровольцем, охотник, поступать добровольцем , поступить добровольцем на военную службу, предлагать , растущий самопроизвольно, теннессиец, неоплачиваемый , на общественных началах , Активист , желающий, общественник, вольноопределяющийся

    3) Американизм: «доброволец»

    7) Юридический термин: вести чужие дела без поручения, добровольно взять на себя , лицо, ведущее чужие дела без поручения, лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи его без встречного удовлетворения, лицо, действующее по доброй воле, поступать добровольцем на военную службу, добровольно взять на себя что-либо, стать волонтёром , быть волонтёром, пойти добровольцем

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > volunteer

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    volunteer

    1.

    n


    — UN volunteers

    2.

    a

    добровольный; добровольческий

    3.

    v

    предлагать ; вызываться добровольно ; вступать добровольцем в армию

    Politics english-russian dictionary > volunteer

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    volunteer

    n

    1)

    volunteer

    на общественных началах

    v

    1) браться за какое-л. дело

    2) вызваться делать

    что-л.

    (добровольно, по своей воле)

    English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > volunteer

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    volunteer

    V, volunteer

    доброволец; поступивший на военную службу по найму

    ————————

    vol, volunteer

    English-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > volunteer

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    volunteer

    гл.

    выдвигать (идею, мысль и т.д.)

    Pupils did not volunteer ideas that suggested that they appreciated the complexity of causes of rainforest destruction.

    Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > volunteer

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    volunteer

    1) доброволец, волонтер

    2) (

    attr.

    ) добровольный, добровольческий

    3) (

    attr.

    ) растущий самопроизвольно; volunteer plant растение, выросшее самопроизвольно, самосевное растение

    1) предлагать (свою помощь, услуги); вызваться добровольно (сделать что-л.; for)

    2) поступить добровольцем на военную службу

    Syn:

    offer

    * * *

    (n) доброволец

    * * *

    * * *

    [vol·un·teer || ‚vɑlən’tɪr /‚vɒlən’tɪə]
    доброволец, волонтер
    предлагать, вызываться, вызваться, вызваться добровольно, поступить добровольцем на военную службу

    * * *

    волонтер

    доброволец

    * * *

    1. сущ.
    1) волонтер
    2) человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу
    2. прил.
    1) добровольный
    2) растущий самопроизвольно
    3. гл.
    1) предлагать (свою помощь, услуги); вызваться добровольно (сделать что-л. — for); добровольно взять на себя что-л.
    2) поступить добровольцем на военную службу
    3) юр. вести чужие дела без поручения

    Новый англо-русский словарь > volunteer

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    volunteer

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > volunteer

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    volunteer

    1. доброволец; волонтер; человек, добровольно согласившийся стать испытуемым;

    2. человек, безвозмездно выполняющий работу.

    * * *

    сущ.

    1) доброволец; волонтер; человек, добровольно согласившийся стать испытуемым;

    2) человек, безвозмездно выполняющий работу.

    Англо-русский словарь по социологии > volunteer

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    volunteer to do

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > volunteer to do

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    volunteer

    [ˏvɔlən`tɪə]

    волонтер, доброволец

    человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-либо работу

    человек, ведущий чужие дела без поручения

    лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи его без встречного удовлетворения

    самосевное растение

    добровольный, добровольческий

    растущий самопроизвольно, самосевный

    предлагать; вызваться добровольно; добровольно взять на себя что-либо

    поступить добровольцем на военную службу

    вести чужие дела без поручения

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > volunteer

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  • volunteer — Ⅰ. volunteer UK US /ˌvɒlənˈtɪər/ noun [C] ► a person who does a job or some work without being paid or forced to do it: »They employ 1,000 people and 23,000 volunteers. »I will ask for volunteers to help with the search. Ⅱ. volunteer UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , a. Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer advice. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • volunteer — [väl΄ən tir′] n. [earlier voluntier < obs. Fr voluntaire < L (miles)voluntarius,VOLUNTARY (soldier)] 1. a person who chooses freely to do or offer to do something 2. a person who chooses freely to enter naval or military service, without… …   English World dictionary

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.] To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one s services. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • volunteer — vol·un·teer /ˌvä lən tir/ n 1: one that voluntarily undertakes something; esp: one who without request, obligation, or an interest pays the debt of another and is denied reimbursement from subrogation 2: one who receives property without giving… …   Law dictionary

  • volunteer — (n.) c.1600, one who offers himself for military service, from M.Fr. voluntaire, noun use of adj. meaning voluntary, from L. voluntarius voluntary, of one s free will (see VOLUNTARY (Cf. voluntary)). Non military sense is first recorded 1630s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , v. i. To enter into, or offer for, any service of one s own free will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered in that undertaking. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Volunteer — Vol un*teer , n. [F. volontaire. See {Voluntary}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own free will. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • volunteer — [v] offer to do something advance, bring forward, chip in*, come forward, do on one’s own volition*, enlist, go in*, let oneself in for*, offer services, present, proffer, propose, put at one’s disposal*, put forward, sign up, speak up, stand up …   New thesaurus

  • volunteer — ► NOUN 1) a person who freely offers to do something. 2) a person who works for an organization without being paid. 3) a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted. ► VERB 1) freely offer to do something. 2) say… …   English terms dictionary

  • volunteer — I UK [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌvɑlənˈtɪr] noun [countable] Word forms volunteer : singular volunteer plural volunteers ** 1) someone who is not paid for the work that they do The organization is appealing for volunteers. a volunteer worker a small… …   English dictionary

Meaning Volunteer

What does Volunteer mean? Here you find 36 meanings of the word Volunteer. You can also add a definition of Volunteer yourself

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Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to. Most Civil War soldiers, especially in the beginning of the War, were volunteers. Men joined the armies on both sides because they wanted to fight for their cause.

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A person who, of his or her own free will, contributes time, resources, energy and/or talent to an organization without being paid.

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c. 1600, «one who offers himself for military service,» from Middle French voluntaire, «one who volunteers,» also as an adjective, «voluntary,» from Latin voluntarius &qu [..]

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1755, from volunteer (n.). Related: Volunteered; volunteering (1690s as a verbal noun).

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person who performs work without being paid.

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People who give time and effort but do not receive any form of payment. F and M students may volunteer as long as they do not receive any form of taxable income. If the position is one for which an employer would otherwise officially hire someone, you may work there only with all necessary employment authorization.

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a plant that grew by self seeding rather than being planted by you. W       Garden Terms

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A plant that grew by self seeding rather than being planted by you. google_ad_client=»pub-9289936084224656″;google_ad_slot=»4852999306″;google_ad_width=468;google_ad_height=60;

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a growing plant that is not deliberately planted by the gardener/farmer. These plants are often grown from seeds that have been spread by the wind or birds, or inadvertently mixed into compost.

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A plant that was a seedling of a mother plant which has sown its own roots into the soil.

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(military) a person who freely enlists for service tell voluntarily; &amp;quot;He volunteered the information&amp;quot; unpaid: without payment; &amp;quot;the soup kitchen was run primaril [..]

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to offer to do something that you donot have to do

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A person who willingly enlists for military service. At the beginning of the Civil War many people volunteered for service on each side because of the strong feelings surrounding the causes of the con [..]

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Persons who performed unpaid volunteer activities at any point during the 12-month period, from September 1 of the prior year through the survey week in September of the survey year. Volunteers answer «yes» to one of the following questions: «Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activities through or for an o [..]

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(n) (military) a person who freely enlists for service(n) a person who performs voluntary work(n) a native or resident of Tennessee(v) tell voluntarily(v) agree freely(v) do volunteer work(adj)� [..]

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Individual who freely contributes time and talents to an agency engaged in providing services to people, without remuneration (pay) commensurate with the value of services rendered by the volunteer. [ [..]

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An adult or organisation offering services for school activities, but receiving no remuneration from the school.Volunteer An adult or organisation offering services or activities without remuneration for the services provided.

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An adult or organisation offering services for school activities, but receiving no remuneration from the school for the services provided.

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Individuals who donate their services to the Hospital.

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seeds left in the field that come up the following year

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A volunteer is a person, other than an emergency services worker as described by chapter 38.52 RCW, who, of his/her own free choice, performs any assigned or authorized duties for the state or any age [..]

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Any person who works without compensation on behalf of Franklin College

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Volunteer, abbreviated Vol., is a title used by a number of Ulster loyalist paramilitary organisations to describe their members.

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волонтер, доброволец, добровольный, предлагать, вызываться

существительное

- доброволец, волонтёр

Volunteers of America — «Американские добровольцы» (организация типа Армии спасения)

- охотник, человек, добровольно идущий на что-л.; лицо, добровольно берущее на себя что-л.

to call for volunteers — вызывать желающих

- юр. лицо, ведущее чужие дела без поручения
- человек, безвозмездно выполняющий какую-л. работу (общественную, благотворительную); ≅ общественник; общественница
- лицо, заключающее сделку по своей воле
- лицо, владеющее правовым титулом в силу акта передачи без встречного удовлетворения
- (Volunteer) амер. «доброволец» (шутливое прозвище жителя или уроженца штата Теннесси); теннессиец

прилагательное

- добровольческий

volunteer army — добровольные военные формирования
volunteer battalion — батальон добровольцев

- добровольный, безвозмездный, неоплачиваемый (о работе); благотворительный

volunteer activities to help the handicapped — добровольная помощь инвалидам

- с.-х. самосевный

volunteer plant — самосев

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- предлагать (свою помощь, услуги)

to volunteer to do smth., to volunteer for smth. — вызваться сделать что-л.
he volunteered for the campaign — он выразил желание принять участие в кампании

- сделать по своей инициативе

to volunteer a remark [an opinion] — высказать замечание [мнение] (о котором не спрашивали)
he volunteered no information about himself — о себе он не говорил /говорил только тогда, когда его спрашивали/

- поступить добровольцем, волонтёром в вооружённые силы

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Словосочетания

volunteer work at the hospital — работа волонтёром в больнице  
the doctors who volunteer at the inner-city clinic — врачи, которые работают на общественных началах в этой клинике для бедных  
volunteer evidence — добровольно данные показания  
volunteer fire brigade — добровольная пожарная команда  
volunteer concept — принцип комплектования ВС добровольцами  
volunteer donor — донор-доброволец  
volunteer-driven partnership model — модель партнёрства на основе добровольного участия  
a volunteer is worth twenty pressed men — один доброволец стоит двадцати принуждённых  
volunteer growth — предварительное лесовозобновление; естественное возобновление  
volunteer training unit — часть по подготовке добровольцев  
volunteer training — подготовка добровольцев  
volunteer work — работа на общественных началах; общественная работа  

Примеры с переводом

She joined in as a volunteer.

Она поступила добровольцем.

The rescuer was a volunteer.

Спасатель был добровольцем.

She volunteered to drive the old lady home.

Она вызвалась отвезти старушку домой.

She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.

Сейчас она на общественных началах работает три раза в неделю в местной школе.

Our son volunteered for military service.

Наш сын добровольно поступил на военную службу.

How many young men in the World War I volunteered for the army?

Сколько молодых людей ушли добровольцами на фронт во время Первой мировой войны?

The school was built by volunteers.

Школа была построена волонтёрами.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

We volunteer as mentors to disadvantaged children.

Sidcup volunteered for guard duty.

Mum volunteered Dave for washing-up duties.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

volunteerism  — использование добровольцев или опора на добровольцев

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): volunteer
мн. ч.(plural): volunteers

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noun

a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking.

a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.

Military. a person who enters the service voluntarily rather than through conscription or draft, especially for special or temporary service rather than as a member of the regular or permanent army.

Law.

  1. a person whose actions are not founded on any legal obligation so to act.
  2. a person who intrudes into a matter that does not concern him or her, as a person who pays the debt of another where he or she is neither legally nor morally bound to do so and has no interest to protect in making the payment.

Agriculture.Also volunteer plant . a plant that springs up spontaneously, without being seeded, planted, or cultivated by a person: We didn’t plant any watermelons this year, but look at all the volunteers from last year’s crop.

Volunteer. a native or inhabitant of Tennessee (used as a nickname).

adjective

of, relating to, or being a volunteer or volunteers: a volunteer fireman.

Agriculture. growing without being seeded, planted, or cultivated by a person; springing up spontaneously: volunteer tomatoes.

verb (used without object)

to offer oneself for some service or undertaking.

to enter service or enlist as a volunteer.

verb (used with object)

to offer (oneself or one’s services) for some undertaking or purpose.

to give, bestow, or perform voluntarily: to volunteer a song.

to say, tell, or communicate voluntarily: to volunteer an explanation.

to promise the services of (someone) without having asked if it is something they actually can or want to do: He volunteered me to sand and paint the bottom of the boat, and I don’t have the slightest interest in sanding, painting, or boating.

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Origin of volunteer

First recorded in 1590–1600; from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius voluntary, with -eer for French -aire

OTHER WORDS FROM volunteer

pre·vol·un·teer, noun, verbun·vol·un·teer·ing, adjective

Words nearby volunteer

voluntary association, voluntaryism, voluntary muscle, voluntary retailer, voluntary sector, volunteer, volunteer army, volunteer bureau, volunteerism, Volunteers in Service to America, Volunteers of America

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Words related to volunteer

come forward, enlist, sign up, suggest, advance, present, proffer, propose, tender, bring forward, chip in, go in, put forward, speak up, stand up, take bull by the horns, take the plunge, take upon oneself

How to use volunteer in a sentence

  • It declined to disclose details about the volunteer’s illness.

  • Asked if he would have asked Mallott to resign if the lieutenant governor had not volunteered to do so, Walker said he doesn’t know.

  • Shortly after arriving in the United States, he volunteered to join the Army and went back and fought in Europe.

  • All that is known officially is that one of the study volunteers went to the hospital after having neurological problems.

  • Depending on infection rates for the disease, a phase three vaccine trial may involve thousands to tens of thousands of volunteers.

  • He then went back to his volunteer corps, which had formed when they did not yet have an ambulance.

  • There is a distinct smell of apples, which are handed out by volunteer workers.

  • Women do volunteer and women are victims—you have to think in nuanced kind of way.

  • You can read more about the civilian-volunteer position here.

  • However, the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation seems to be behind the idea of making their famous supporter a volunteer cop.

  • Yet there never was lacking a volunteer, either man or woman, to go to that well and obtain the precious water.

  • There were no more sleepless nights, fearing an attack from the dreaded rebel or the volunteer.

  • His father, a man of means, was prominent as one of the pioneers in organizing the volunteer army of Great Britain.

  • On reaching the front the volunteer captain soon found scope for his pencil.

  • Captain Brasyer brought 130 loyal Sikhs to the column: there were six small guns, and eighteen volunteer cavalry.

British Dictionary definitions for volunteer


noun

  1. a person who performs or offers to perform voluntary service
  2. (as modifier)a volunteer system; volunteer advice

a person who freely undertakes military service, esp temporary or special service

law

  1. a person who does some act or enters into a transaction without being under any legal obligation to do so and without being promised any remuneration for his services
  2. property law a person to whom property is transferred without his giving any valuable consideration in return, as a legatee under a will
  1. a plant that grows from seed that has not been deliberately sown
  2. (as modifier)a volunteer plant

verb

to offer (oneself or one’s services) for an undertaking by choice and without request or obligation

(tr) to perform, give, or communicate voluntarilyto volunteer help; to volunteer a speech

(intr) to enlist voluntarily for military service

Word Origin for volunteer

C17: from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius willing; see voluntary

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