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volunteer noun

  /-ˈtɪɚ/ , /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ , /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/
  • One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
  • (military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
  • (legal) A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
 vapaaehtoinen
  • (botany, agriculture) A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
 villikasvi

volunteering noun

  • The act of voluntarily giving time and labor for charity or community service.
 vapaaehtoistyö

volunteer verb

  /-ˈtɪɚ/ , /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ , /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/
  • (intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
 ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi
  • (intransitive, botany) To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
 kasvaa villinä
  • (ambitransitive) To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
 tarjoutua vapaaehtoiseksi, tehdä vapaaehtoisesti
volunteer work
vapaaehtoistyö
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