Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - voluntary
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Voluntary
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~1 adj 1 voluntary work/service etc work etc that is done by people who do it because they want to, and without expecting any money for it (When she retired she did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. | on a voluntary basis) (Participants in the experiment took part on a voluntary basis.) 2 voluntary organization/society/institution etc an organization etc that is organized or supported by people who give their money, services etc because they want to and without expecting reward (a voluntary organization providing help for the elderly) 3 voluntary worker/helper/assistant etc someone who works without expecting or receiving payment 4 done willingly and without being forced (The suspect has given the police his voluntary cooperation. | Workers are being encouraged to take voluntary redundancy.) (- compare compulsory) 5 technical voluntary movements of your body are controlled by you (- opposite involuntary) - voluntarily adv (She wasn't fired - she left voluntarily.) ~2 n a piece of music, usually for the organ (2), written to be played in church
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French... The scheme, due to begin next month, will be voluntary. ? compulsory ADJ • voluntarily I would only leave here voluntarily if there was a big chance to work abroad. ADV: ADV with v 2. Voluntary work is done by people who are not paid for it, but who do it because they want to do it. He’d been working at the local hostel for the handicapped on a voluntary basis. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. A voluntary worker is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it. Apna Arts has achieved more with voluntary workers in three years than most organisations with paid workers have achieved in ten... We depend solely upon our voluntary helpers. ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. A voluntary organization is controlled and organized by the people who have chosen to work for it, often without being paid, rather than receiving help or money from the government. Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people... ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French voluntarie, from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish — more at will Date: 14th century 1. proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent 2. unconstrained by interference ; self-determining 3. done by design or intention ; intentional ~ manslaughter 4. of, relating to, subject to, or regulated by the will ~ behavior 5. having power of free choice 6. provided or supported by ~ action a ~ organization 7. acting or done of one's own free will without valuable consideration or legal obligation • voluntarily adverb • voluntariness noun Synonyms: ~, intentional, deliberate, willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. ~ implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion a ~ confession. intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved the intentional concealment of vital information. deliberate implies full consciousness of the nature of one's act and its consequences deliberate acts of sabotage. willing implies a readiness and eagerness to accede to or anticipate the wishes of another willing obedience. II. noun (plural -taries) Date: 1598 1. a. a prefatory often extemporized musical piece b. an improvisatory organ piece played before, during, or after a religious service 2. one who participates voluntarily ; volunteer ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 done, acting, or able to act of one's own free will; not constrained or compulsory, intentional (a voluntary gift). 2 unpaid (voluntary work). 3 (of an institution) supported by voluntary contributions. 4 Brit. (of a school) built by a voluntary institution but maintained by a local education authority. 5 brought about, produced, etc., by voluntary action. 6 (of a movement, muscle, or limb) controlled by the will. 7 (of a confession by a criminal) not prompted by a promise or threat. 8 Law (of a conveyance or disposition) made without return in money or other consideration. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a an organ solo played before, during, or after a church service. b the music for this. c archaic an extempore performance esp. as a prelude to other music. 2 (in competitions) a special performance left to the performer's choice. 3 hist. a person who holds that the Church or schools should be independent of the State and supported by voluntary contributions. Phrases and idioms Voluntary Aid Detachment (in the UK) a group of organized voluntary first-aid and nursing workers. Voluntary Service Overseas a British organization promoting voluntary work in underdeveloped countries. Derivatives voluntarily adv. voluntariness n. Etymology: ME f. OF volontaire or L voluntarius f. voluntas will ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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прил. 1) добровольный 2) неоплачиваемый; безвозмездный (о работе) - voluntary association - voluntary liquidation 3) юр. намеренный, сознательный, умышленный ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. книж. добровольная работа; добровольный акт 2. книж. сторонник принципа добровольности 3. книж. соло на органе (до, во время или после церковной службы) 4. книж. произвольная программа (на соревнованиях) 5. книж. номер по выбору исполнителя 6. книж. экспромт, импровизация 7. книж. факультативный экзамен 8. доброволец, волонтер 9. добровольный voluntary confession —- добровольное признание voluntary contributions —- добровольные взносы voluntary enlistment —- воен. добровольное зачисление на военную службу voluntary jurisdiction —- юр. добровольная подсудность voluntary settlement —- юр. полюбовное соглашение 10. имеющий свободу воли; пользующийся свободой выбора man is a voluntary agent —- у человека есть свобода воли he was a voluntary agent in the matter —- в этом вопросе он действовал по собственной воле he was not a voluntary agent —- у него не было выбора 11. сознательный, умышленный, преднамеренный voluntary manslaughter —- умышленное убийство voluntary discipline —- сознательная дисциплина 12. часто спец. произвольный voluntary movement —- физиол. произвольное движение voluntary muscle —- анат. произвольно сокращающаяся мышца voluntary exercises —- спорт. произвольные упражнения 13. неоплачиваемый, безвозмездный (о работе); общественный, добровольный;...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) добровольный; добровольческий 2) содержащийся на добровольные взносы; voluntary school - школа, содержащаяся на добровольные взносы 3) сознательный, умышленный; voluntary waste - умышленная порча 4) physiol. произвольный; voluntary muscles - произвольные мышцы 2. noun 1) добровольные действия, добровольная работа 2) сторонник принципа добровольности [см. voluntaryism ] 3) соло на органе (в начале или в конце церковной службы) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1385, from L. voluntarius "of one's free will," from voluntas "will," from the ancient accusative singular prp. of velle "to wish." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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