voluntarily

/ˌvɑɫənˈtɛɹəɫi/ adv B1, C1

willingly

Word Origin From Latin voluntas 'will, free choice,' which comes from velle 'to wish.' That's why voluntarily means 'by one's own will.' The same root gives us volunteer (someone who offers their will freely) and volition (the act of willing). And will itself is a direct English cognate from the same PIE root *wel-.

adv willingly B1

She voluntarily helped clean up after the party.

(副词) 自愿地;主动地;甘愿地

她自愿在派对后帮忙打扫。

(adverbio) voluntariamente; por propia voluntad; de buena gana; de motu proprio [voluntariamente; por propia voluntad]

Ella ayudó voluntariamente a limpiar después de la fiesta.

(adverbe) volontairement; de bon gré; de plein gré; de son plein gré [De son plein gré, sans y être contraint.]

She **voluntarily** helped clean up after the party. (Elle a **volontairement** aidé à nettoyer après la fête.)

(Adverb) freiwillig; aus freien Stücken [aus eigenem Antrieb, ohne Zwang oder Aufforderung]

Sie half **voluntarily** beim Aufräumen nach der Party.

(副詞) 自分から進んで、快く

彼女はパーティーの後、自発的に後片付けを手伝った。

(advérbio) voluntariamente; espontaneamente; de livre e espontânea vontade [de boa vontade]

Ela ajudou voluntariamente a limpar depois da festa.

adv In a voluntary manner. C1 ✓

She voluntarily offered to help with the community cleanup effort.

(副词) 自愿地;主动地;心甘情愿地

她自愿提出帮助社区清洁工作。

(adverbio) voluntariamente; por voluntad propia; de buen grado; de motu proprio; espontáneamente [De manera voluntaria.]

Ella se ofreció voluntariamente a ayudar con la jornada de limpieza comunitaria.

(adverbe) volontairement; de son plein gré; librement; bénévolement; spontanément [D'une manière volontaire, de son propre gré, sans y être contraint ni forcé.]

Elle s'est volontairement proposée pour aider à l'opération de nettoyage du quartier.

(Adverb) freiwillig; aus freien Stücken [auf freiwilliger Basis; ohne Zwang oder äußeren Druck handelnd.]

Sie bot **voluntarily** an, bei der Säuberungsaktion der Gemeinde zu helfen.

(副詞) 自発的に、自分の意志で、進んで。

彼女は進んで地域清掃活動を手伝うことを申し出た。

(advérbio) voluntariamente; espontaneamente; por vontade própria; de livre e espontânea vontade [De maneira voluntária; por vontade própria.]

Ela se ofereceu voluntariamente para ajudar no mutirão de limpeza da comunidade.

Word parts: volunt + ary + ly

Common collocations

leave verb accept verb return verb submit verb agree verb involuntarily adv surrender verb undertake verb payment subst act verb person subst employee subst

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