volunteer

vol·un·teer

V0144800 (vŏl′ən-tîr′)n.1. A person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily: an information booth staffed by volunteers; hospital volunteers.2. A person who chooses to enter a branch of the military without being drafted or forced to do so by law.3. Law A person who works without pay or assumes an obligation to which he or she is not a party or otherwise interested.4. Botany A cultivated plant growing from self-sown or accidentally dropped seed.adj.1. Being, consisting of, or done by volunteers: volunteer firefighters; volunteer tutoring.2. Botany Growing from self-sown or accidentally dropped seed. Used of a cultivated plant or crop.v. vol·un·teered, vol·un·teer·ing, vol·un·teers v.tr.1. To give or offer to give voluntarily: volunteered their services; volunteer to give blood.2. Informal To compel (someone) to do something: We were volunteered to do the dishes.v.intr.1. To perform or offer to perform a service of one's own free will.2. To choose to enter military service of one's own free will.3. To do charitable or helpful work without pay: Many retirees volunteer in community service and day care centers.

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[Obsolete French voluntaire, from Old French, voluntary, from Latin voluntārius; see voluntary.]

volunteer

(ˌvɒlənˈtɪə) n1. a. a person who performs or offers to perform voluntary serviceb. (as modifier): a volunteer system; volunteer advice. 2. (Military) a person who freely undertakes military service, esp temporary or special service3. (Law) law a. 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 or her servicesb. property law a person to whom property is transferred without his or her giving any valuable consideration in return, as a legatee under a will4. (Botany) a. a plant that grows from seed that has not been deliberately sownb. (as modifier): a volunteer plant. vb5. to offer (oneself or one's services) for an undertaking by choice and without request or obligation6. (tr) to perform, give, or communicate voluntarily: to volunteer help; to volunteer a speech. 7. (Military) (intr) to enlist voluntarily for military service[C17: from French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius willing; see voluntary]

vol•un•teer

(ˌvɒl ənˈtɪər)

n. 1. a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking. 2. a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. 3. a person who enters military service voluntarily rather than through conscription. 4. a person who acts without legal obligation to do so, esp. such a person who pays the debt of another. 5. a plant that has sprung up spontaneously from seed rather than having been planted or cultivated. adj. 6. of, pertaining to, or serving as a volunteer. 7. consisting of or performed by volunteers: a volunteer army. v.i. 8. to offer oneself for some service or undertaking. 9. to enter service or enlist as a volunteer. v.t. 10. to offer (oneself or one's services) for some undertaking or purpose. 11. to give, bestow, or perform voluntarily. 12. to say, tell, or communicate voluntarily: to volunteer an explanation. [1590–1600; < French volontaire < Latin voluntārius voluntary]

volunteer

Past participle: volunteered
Gerund: volunteering

Imperative
volunteer
volunteer

Present
I volunteer
you volunteer
he/she/it volunteers
we volunteer
you volunteer
they volunteer

Preterite
I volunteered
you volunteered
he/she/it volunteered
we volunteered
you volunteered
they volunteered

Present Continuous
I am volunteering
you are volunteering
he/she/it is volunteering
we are volunteering
you are volunteering
they are volunteering

Present Perfect
I have volunteered
you have volunteered
he/she/it has volunteered
we have volunteered
you have volunteered
they have volunteered

Past Continuous
I was volunteering
you were volunteering
he/she/it was volunteering
we were volunteering
you were volunteering
they were volunteering

Past Perfect
I had volunteered
you had volunteered
he/she/it had volunteered
we had volunteered
you had volunteered
they had volunteered

Future
I will volunteer
you will volunteer
he/she/it will volunteer
we will volunteer
you will volunteer
they will volunteer

Future Perfect
I will have volunteered
you will have volunteered
he/she/it will have volunteered
we will have volunteered
you will have volunteered
they will have volunteered

Future Continuous
I will be volunteering
you will be volunteering
he/she/it will be volunteering
we will be volunteering
you will be volunteering
they will be volunteering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been volunteering
you have been volunteering
he/she/it has been volunteering
we have been volunteering
you have been volunteering
they have been volunteering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been volunteering
you will have been volunteering
he/she/it will have been volunteering
we will have been volunteering
you will have been volunteering
they will have been volunteering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been volunteering
you had been volunteering
he/she/it had been volunteering
we had been volunteering
you had been volunteering
they had been volunteering

Conditional
I would volunteer
you would volunteer
he/she/it would volunteer
we would volunteer
you would volunteer
they would volunteer

Past Conditional
I would have volunteered
you would have volunteered
he/she/it would have volunteered
we would have volunteered
you would have volunteered
they would have volunteered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	volunteer - (military) a person who freely enlists for servicemilitary volunteer, voluntaryarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"conscript, draftee, inductee - someone who is drafted into military service
	2.	volunteer - a person who performs voluntary workunpaid workerworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"candy striper - a volunteer worker in a hospitalpledge taker - a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drivevigilance man, vigilante - member of a vigilance committee
	3.	Volunteer - a native or resident of TennesseeTennesseanAmerican - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Verb	1.	volunteer - tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
	2.	volunteer - agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"offeract, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	3.	volunteer - do volunteer work work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
Adj.	1.	volunteer - without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department"unpaidvoluntary - of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"

volunteer

noun1. subject, participant, case, patient, guinea pig (informal) the youngest volunteer in the experimentverb1. offer, step forward, offer your services, propose, let yourself in for (informal), need no invitation, present your services, proffer your services, put yourself at someone's disposal Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen.
offer refuse, withdraw2. suggest, advance, put forward, venture, tender His wife volunteered an ingenious suggestion.

volunteer

nounSomeone who offers his or her services freely:voluntary.verbTo put before another for acceptance:extend, offer, present, proffer, tender.Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before.

Translations

自愿自愿者主动建议志愿者

volunteer

(volənˈtiə) verb1. to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work). He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job. 自願(做某事) 自愿（做某事） 2. to offer (eg an opinion, information etc). Two or three people volunteered suggestions. 自動提出(意見、訊息等) 主动建议 noun a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will. If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army. 自願者 自愿者

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