I volunteered for the job.
•I didn't volunteer for this.
2. to work as an unpaid volunteer for a charity, etc. •On Sundays she volunteers as a receptionist at the hospital.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
volunteer — Ⅰ. volunteer UK US /ˌvɒlənˈtɪər/ noun [C] ► a person who does a job or some work without being paid or forced to do it: »They employ 1,000 people and 23,000 volunteers. »I will ask for volunteers to help with the search. Ⅱ. volunteer UK US… … Financial and business terms
volunteer — vol|un|teer1 [ ,valən tır ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who offers to do something without being forced: Can I have a volunteer to erase the chalkboard, please? volunteer for: Doctors need 50 healthy volunteers for the diet. 2. ) someone who is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
volunteer — I UK [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌvɑlənˈtɪr] noun [countable] Word forms volunteer : singular volunteer plural volunteers ** 1) someone who is not paid for the work that they do The organization is appealing for volunteers. a volunteer worker a small… … English dictionary
volunteer — vol|un|teer1 [ˌvɔlənˈtıə US ˌva:lənˈtır] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: volontaire, from Latin voluntarius; VOLUNTARY1] 1.) someone who does a job willingly without being paid ▪ Most of the relief work was done by volunteers. 2.) someone… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Volunteer Calgary — is a volunteer centre based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The main role of this volunteer centre is to provide service to the non profit community in Calgary and help to promote and encourage volunteerism in the city.Volunteering OnlineThere are… … Wikipedia
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volunteer — ► NOUN 1) a person who freely offers to do something. 2) a person who works for an organization without being paid. 3) a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted. ► VERB 1) freely offer to do something. 2) say… … English terms dictionary
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volunteer — [v] offer to do something advance, bring forward, chip in*, come forward, do on one’s own volition*, enlist, go in*, let oneself in for*, offer services, present, proffer, propose, put at one’s disposal*, put forward, sign up, speak up, stand up … New thesaurus
Volunteer Ministers — The Volunteer Minister (VM) program of the Church of Scientology dispatches groups of Scientologists using techniques developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. According to the Church, It is a worldwide movement that has for more than 25… … Wikipedia
volunteer — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who does something without being paid, or who is willing to offer to help someone: Most of the relief work was done by volunteers. | I need some volunteers to clean up the kitchen. 2 someone who offers to join the army, navy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
