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volunteer

adjective noun verb

Without payment

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
V
Ends with
R
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. Without payment

    “The soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers”

noun

  1. A native or resident of Tennessee

noun

  1. (military) a person who freely enlists for service

verb

  1. Tell voluntarily

    “He volunteered the information”

verb

  1. Agree freely

    “She volunteered to drive the old lady home”

verb

  1. Do volunteer work

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Example Sentences

The soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers
A volunteer fire department
He volunteered the information
She volunteered to drive the old lady home
I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it

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