voluntarily

🇺🇸 /ˌvɑːlənˈterəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈvɒləntrəli/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
adverb
R

doing something because you want to, not because you have to

He voluntarily helped clean the park without anyone asking him.

R

doing something without getting paid

She voluntarily works at the animal shelter without receiving any money.

translation

adv. doing something because you want to, not because you have to; doing something without getting paid