volunteer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/ or /-ˈtɪɚ/

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• Hyphenation: en‧vol‧un‧teer

Noun

Singular volunteer

Plural volunteers

1. (countable) A volunteer is someone who does work because they want to, without being paid.

   We have one paid manager and five volunteers working on this project.

Verb

Plain form volunteer

Third-person singular volunteers

Past tense volunteered

Past participle volunteered

Present participle volunteering

1. To do something voluntarily--to do it without being offered something in exchange

   I volunteered to do the dishes after dinner to help my mom clean up.

   Julie volunteered an explanation without even being asked.