Volunteer | Mean of volunteer in English Dictionary
/ˌvɑːlənˈtiɚ/
- Noun
- someone who does something without being forced to do it: such as
- a person who chooses to join the military
- a person who does work without getting paid to do it
- Volunteers are needed to help with the bake sale.
- The school was built by volunteers.
- Verb
- to offer to do something without being forced to or without getting paid to do it
- I volunteered to do the job. = I volunteered for the job.
- to choose to join the military
- Our son volunteered for military service.
- to give (something) without being forced to or without getting paid for it
- I volunteered my services.
- He would not volunteer any information about her whereabouts.
- to say that someone will do something without asking if he or she wants to do it
- I just found out that Mom volunteered me to babysit. [=that Mom said I would babysit without asking me if I wanted to]
- of, relating to, or done by volunteers
- a volunteer army/organization
- volunteer work