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vol·un·tar·y

(vŏl′ən-tĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Done or undertaken of one's own free will: a voluntary decision to leave the job.

2. Acting or done willingly and without constraint or expectation of reward: a voluntary hostage; voluntary community work.

3. Normally controlled by or subject to individual volition: voluntary muscle contractions.

4. Capable of making choices; having the faculty of will: "This law of happiness ... resides in the exercise of the active capacities of a voluntary agent" (John Dewey).

5. Supported by contributions or charitable donations rather than by government appropriations: voluntary hospitals.

6. Law

a. Without legal obligation or consideration: a voluntary conveyance of property.

b. Done intentionally but without premeditation or deliberation, as when under the influence of an intense emotional reaction: voluntary manslaughter.

n. pl. vol·un·tar·ies

1. Music

a. A short piece of music, often improvised on a solo instrument, played as an introduction to a larger work.

b. A piece for solo organ, often improvised, played before, during, or after a religious service.

2. A volunteer.

[Middle English, from Latin voluntārius, from voluntās, choice, from velle, vol-, to wish; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

vol′un·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.

vol′un·tar′i·ness n.

Synonyms: voluntary, intentional, deliberate, willful, willing
These adjectives mean being or resulting from one's own free will. Voluntary implies the operation of unforced choice: "Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal" (Samuel Johnson).
Intentional applies to something undertaken to further a plan or realize an aim: "I will abstain from all intentional wrongdoing and harm" (Hippocratic Oath).
Deliberate stresses premeditation and full awareness of the character and consequences of one's acts: taking deliberate and decisive action. Willful implies deliberate, headstrong persistence in a self-determined course of action: a willful waste of time. Willing suggests ready or cheerful acquiescence in the proposals or requirements of another: "The first requisite of a good citizen ... is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight" (Theodore Roosevelt).

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Adv. 1. voluntarily - out of your own free will; "he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting"

involuntarily - against your will; "he was involuntarily held against his will"

voluntarily

adverb willingly, freely, by choice, without being asked, without prompting, lief (rare), on your own initiative, of your own free will, off your own bat, of your own accord, of your own volition I would never leave this country voluntarily.

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voluntarily

adverb

Of one's own free will:

freely, spontaneously, willfully, willingly.

Idioms: of one's own accord, on one's own volition.

Translations

طَوْعاً طَوْعِيّا، تَطَوُّعِيَّا

dobrovolně

frivilligt

freiwillig

εθελοντικά εκουσίως

voluntariamente

vapaaehtoisesti

volontairement bénévolement

dobrovoljno

önkéntesen

viljandi; af fúsum og frjálsum vilja

spontaneamente volontariamente

自発的に

자발적으로

dobrovoľne

prostovoljno

frivilligt

อย่างสมัครใจ

gönüllü olarak

tình nguyện

自愿地

voluntarily

[ˈvɒləntərɪlɪ] ADV

1. (= freely) → voluntariamente, por voluntad propia

2. (= for no payment) [work] → como voluntario

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

voluntarily

[ˈvɒlənt^ərɪli] adv

(= willingly) [leave] → volontairement

(= unpaid) [work] → bénévolement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

voluntarily

adv → freiwillig, von sich aus; (= unpaid) work → ehrenamtlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

voluntarily

[ˈvɒlənt/ərɪlɪ] adv → spontaneamente, volontariamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

voluntary

(ˈvoləntəri) , ((American) volənˈteri) adjective

1. done, given etc by choice, not by accident or because of being forced (often without pay). Their action was completely voluntary – nobody asked them to do that. vrywillig طَوْعي доброволен voluntário dobrovolný freiwillig frivillig εθελοντικός, εκούσιος, οικειοθελής voluntario vabatahtlik اختیاری vapaaehtoinen volontaire מֵרַצוֹן अपनी ही इच्छा से किया हुआ dragovoljan önkéntes dengan sukarela sjálfviljugur volontario 自発的な 자진하여 하는 savanoriškas brīvprātīgs sukarela vrijwillig frivillig; forsettlig, overlagt ochotniczy, spontaniczny voluntário benevol добровольный dobrovoľný premišljen volonterski frivillig โดยสมัครใจ gönüllü, istemli 自願的 добровільний; добровольчий بالارادہ tự nguyện 自愿的

2. run, financed etc by such actions, contributions etc. He does a lot of work for a voluntary organization. vrywillig تَطَوُّعي доброволчески voluntário dobrovolný Freiwilligen-... frivillig hjælpe- εθελοντικός benéfico vabatahtlik خیریه؛ غیرانتفاعی vapaaehtois- bénévole התנדבות दान आश्रित dragovoljački alapítványi sukarela sjálfboðaliðs- volontario ボランティアの 임의의 기부로 유지(운영)되는 savanoriškasis brīvprātīgs sukarela vrijwilligers- frivillig utrzymujący się z dobrowolnych datków voluntário de voluntariat общественный dobrovoľný prostovoljen volonterski frivillig- โดยสมัครใจ istekle yapılan, ücretsiz 靠自願人力或捐助維持的 такий, що утримується добровільними внесками رضا کارانہ tình nguyện 靠捐助支持的

voluntarily (ˈvoləntərəli (American) volənˈterili) adverb

vrywillig طَوْعِيّا، تَطَوُّعِيَّا доброволно voluntariamente dobrovolně freiwillig frivilligt εθελοντικά voluntariamente vabatahtlikult داوطلبانه vapaaehtoisesti volontairement בהתנדבות स्वेच्छा से dragovoljno önként(esen) dengan sukarela viljandi; af fúsum og frjálsum vilja volontariamente 自発的に 자발적으로 savanoriškai brīvprātīgi; patvaļīgi secara sukarela uit eigen beweging av egen fri vilje, frivillig ochotniczo په خپله خوښه، رضا كارانه، په اختياري ډول، په قصدي توګه voluntariamente voluntar, de bună voie добровольно dobrovoľne prostovoljno volonterski frivilligt อย่างสมัครใจ gönüllü olarak 自願地 добровільно رضا کارانہ طور پر tình nguyện 自愿地

voluntarily

→ طَوْعاً dobrovolně frivilligt freiwillig εκουσίως voluntariamente vapaaehtoisesti volontairement dobrovoljno volontariamente 自発的に 자발적으로 vrijwillig frivillig dobrowolnie voluntariamente добровольно frivilligt อย่างสมัครใจ gönüllü olarak tình nguyện 自愿地

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Yes, out of the short life God allows even for the longest love you would voluntarily throw away four years and two months!"

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