volunteer
gb/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/ us/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/
A2
Ingles
~ 3400
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A2
entity
1
Person who works for free
Someone who works without getting money because they want to help.
Padron ng paggamit:
a volunteer for [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'volunteer' with 'intern'. An intern may be unpaid but usually works for experience in a specific career field, while a volunteer works mainly to help others or support a cause.
Mga kasingkahulugan
helper (More general; not necessarily unpaid or formal.)
Mga kasalungat
employee (Someone who is paid to work, the opposite of unpaid work.)
Mga kolokasyon
volunteer work
|volunteer program
|volunteer group
|volunteer position
Mga tema
charity
|community
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- The museum relies on volunteers to guide visitors.
- She joined the charity as a volunteer last summer.
- Volunteers handed out food to the homeless.
- The hospital is looking for more volunteers.
- Many volunteers helped clean up after the storm.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I am a volunteer at the library.
- He is a volunteer at the animal shelter.
- We need more volunteers for the event.
- My sister is a volunteer in the park.
- The school has many volunteers.
Pandiwa
A2
action
2
Offer to help freely
To say you will do something without getting money for it and without being told to do it.
Padron ng paggamit:
to volunteer to [do something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may incorrectly use 'volunteer' with an object like 'volunteer someone', which usually means forcing them into a task; correct use is reflexive or subject-directed.
Mga kasingkahulugan
offer (More general; not limited to unpaid work.)
Mga kasalungat
refuse (To say you will not do something, the opposite of offering.)
Mga kolokasyon
volunteer to help
|volunteer for duty
|volunteer at a shelter
Mga tema
charity
|community
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- I volunteered to organize the school fair.
- Several students volunteered to help clean the park.
- She volunteered at the local food bank every weekend.
- He volunteered his time to coach the team.
- They volunteered for extra shifts during the crisis.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I will volunteer to help my teacher.
- She volunteered to make the posters.
- He volunteered to clean the room.
- We volunteered at the old people's home.
- They volunteered to plant trees.
Pangngalan
B2
entity
3
Plant growing on its own
A plant that grows by itself without someone planting it.
Mga kasingkahulugan
self-seeder (Technical gardening term; less common in everyday speech.)
Mga kasalungat
cultivated plant (A plant that is intentionally grown by humans.)
Mga kolokasyon
volunteer plant
|volunteer tomato
Mga tema
gardening
|agriculture
|nature
Mga Halimbawa
- We found a volunteer pumpkin growing in the compost heap.
- Volunteer sunflowers appeared along the fence line.
- Gardeners sometimes keep volunteer plants if they are healthy.
- That tomato is a volunteer from last year's crop.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- A tomato grew in my garden. It was a volunteer.
- We saw a volunteer flower near the fence.
- There is a volunteer plant in the yard.
- This tree is a volunteer from last year.
- The farmer found a volunteer corn plant.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
volunteer
IPA
GB/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/
US/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/
Mga pantig at diin
vo - lun - teer (3 pantig)
Stress on 3rd syllable (teer)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: volunteer
- Plural: volunteers
Verb
- Base: volunteer
- 3rd Person Singular: volunteers
- Present Participle: volunteering
- Past: volunteered
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
volunteers
noun
volunteering
verb
volunteered
verb
Core family
voluntary
adjective B1
voluntarily
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
involuntary
adjective
involuntarily
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
volunteerism
noun C1
Mga ekspresyon
volunteer for duty
1/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ fɚ dˈuti/
fixed phrase
Willingly take on responsibility
To say you will do a job or task because you want to, not because you have to.
Mga Halimbawa
- Several soldiers volunteered for duty overseas.
- She volunteered for duty during the busy holiday season.
volunteer one's services
1/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ wˈʌnz sˈɚvɪsɪz/
fixed phrase
Offer skills for free
To say you will use your skills or time to help someone without pay.
Mga Halimbawa
- He volunteered his services as a translator for the charity event.
- They volunteered their services to help organize the festival.
volunteer work
1/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ wˈɚk/
fixed phrase
Unpaid work for a cause
Work you do without pay because you want to help people or support something important.
Mga Halimbawa
- She does volunteer work at the animal shelter every weekend.
- Volunteer work can be very rewarding.