voluntarilyvol‧un‧ta‧ri‧ly /ˈvɒləntərəli, ˌvɒlənˈterəli $ ˌvɑːlənˈterəli/ ●○○ AWL adverb 
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She wasn’t fired – she left voluntarily.2if you do work voluntarily, you do it because you want to, and are not paid for it → volunteer: Susan worked in the studios voluntarily, to gain experience.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The company has voluntarily recalled the product to check for defects.
- Food labels are not required to list it, but some do so voluntarily.
- He will not voluntarily do anything which conflicts with his personal moral code, nor can he be induced to do so.
- It happens every year and no department of the council will cut its costs voluntarily.
- It may, for example, involve liquidation fraud, where a company voluntarily goes into liquidation to avoid its responsibilities.
- Many women have now moved voluntarily to paying the full national insurance contribution.
- Senior Vice President Antonio Samson said 910 employees in targeted areas voluntarily applied for the program, which includes a benefit package.
- They are voluntarily shrinking themselves, cutting workforces and branch networks.
Longman Language Activatorwhen you do something willingly► willingly
Collocations · I'd willingly pay higher taxes if the money was spent on health and education.· Hundreds of teenagers volunteer willingly to help in service organizations.· She willingly cut her beautiful long hair in order to play Joan of Arc in Shaw's play.
► voluntarily if you do something voluntarily , especially something difficult, unpleasant, or inconvenient, you do it willingly and not because you are forced to: · She wasn't fired or asked to resign; she left voluntarily.· The company has voluntarily recalled the product to check for defects.
► willing: willing accomplice/partner/participant etc someone who takes part in an activity with someone else without being forced to, especially a dishonest or criminal activity: · The police believe Davison was a willing participant in the murder.· Get a bike, find a willing friend, and explore the bike trails.
► of your own free will if you do something of your own free will , you do it because you choose to and want to, and not because you are forced to: · Nobody forced her to go -- she left of her own free will.· How many of our teenage children actually help around the house of their own free will?
► voluntary actions that are voluntary are done willingly, not because you are forced to do them or have a legal duty to do them: · Most charities rely on voluntary contributions from the public.· Playing sport on Saturday at school was entirely voluntary.· The district is calling for a voluntary ban on using wood-burning stoves, in order to improve air quality.
► readily written if you do something readily , you do it very willingly and without needing to think about whether you should do it or not: · He readily agreed to all our suggestions.· Beth was very tired and readily accepted a seat when it was offered.· Parsons readily took responsibility for the show's failure.
► freely if you freely do or say something, you do or say it willingly, even though it is something that other people might be embarrassed to do or say: · Mrs. Atwood's note said that she freely chose to end her life.freely admit/acknowledge: · I freely admit I made many mistakes.· Ms. Tate freely acknowledges that she hasn't paid the fines, but argues she should not have to.
► gladly if you do something gladly , you are very willing and pleased to do it: · If only I had more money in the bank, I would gladly retire.· When businesses heard about the reason for the fund-raiser, they gladly gave us donations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► agree
Word family· Parents may therefore voluntarily agree to give notice before recovering their children.· Volenti non fit injuria means that the plaintiff voluntarily agrees to undertake the legal risk of harm at his own expense.
► give· All subjects had voluntarily given written informed consent before the start of the study.· But why should corrupt politicians voluntarily give up their powers of patronage and intervention?· It looks therefore as if the court's intervention will be required here unless s 92 compensation is given voluntarily.· This, despite a record total income, mostly given voluntarily, last year.· How many people will voluntarily give up driving cars to prevent acid rain or global warming?
► go· It may, for example, involve liquidation fraud, where a company voluntarily goes into liquidation to avoid its responsibilities.· No one ever thought she would go voluntarily.· Even if she were to go voluntarily before the next election, that could only be very bad news for him.
► leave· Of the rest, one left voluntarily because he was bored with his job, and one because of her pregnancy.· Under Johnwick, rehabilitation became the means whereby eligible patients were encouraged to leave voluntarily.· In theory, it should be easy to tell whether you have left voluntarily or have been dismissed.· Authorities did not order an evacuation in the neighborhood, but several residents left voluntarily.· I would never leave voluntarily until I had finished.· Programs designed to motivate patients into leaving voluntarily brought into sharp focus conflicting institutional dynamics inherent in the leprosarium setting.· November extended buyout packages to 72, 000 managers in hopes that employees would voluntarily leave.· Each of the protesters was told that they faced trespassing charges unless they left voluntarily.
► make· Payment under such pressure establishes that the payment is not made voluntarily to close the transaction.· Here an attempt was made to make voluntarily given consumer guarantees legally enforceable.
► return· After he voluntarily returned home in 1985, Kim was placed under house arrest again.
WORD FAMILYnounvolunteeradjectivevoluntary ≠ involuntaryverbvolunteeradverbvoluntarily ≠ involuntarily
1if you do something voluntarily, you do it willingly, without anyone telling you to do it: She wasn’t fired – she left voluntarily.2if you do work voluntarily, you do it because you want to, and are not paid for it → volunteer: Susan worked in the studios voluntarily, to gain experience.