voluntarily

Definition of Voluntarily in English :

see synonyms of voluntarily

Adverb

1. voluntarily

out of your own free will

Example Sentences:
'he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Voluntarily

see synonyms of voluntarily

adjective

1.

performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly, or without being asked

a voluntary donation

2.

(of persons) serving or acting in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration

a voluntary social worker

3.

done by, composed of, or functioning with the aid of volunteers

a voluntary association

4.

endowed with, exercising, or having the faculty of willing

a voluntary agent

5.

arising from natural impulse; spontaneous

voluntary laughter

6. law

a.

acting or done without legal obligation, compulsion, or persuasion

b.

made without payment or recompense in any form

a voluntary conveyance

7.

(of the muscles of the limbs, neck, etc) having their action controlled by the will

8.

maintained or provided by the voluntary actions or contributions of individuals and not by the state

voluntary schools

the voluntary system

noun plural -taries

9. music

a composition or improvisation, usually for organ, played at the beginning or end of a church service

10.

work done without compulsion

11. obsolete

a volunteer, esp in an army

Voluntarily

see synonyms of voluntarily

adjective

1.

brought about by one's own free choice; given or done of one's own free will; freely chosen or undertaken

2.

acting in a specified capacity willingly or of one's own accord

3.

intentional; not accidental

voluntary manslaughter

4.

controlled by one's mind or will

voluntary muscles

5.

having free will or the power of free choice

man is a voluntary agent

6.

a.

supported by contributions or freewill offerings; not supported or maintained by the state

voluntary churches

b.

done or carried on by or made up of volunteers rather than by people paid or conscripted

7.

arising in the mind without external constraint; spontaneous

8. Law

a.

acting or done without compulsion or persuasion

b.

done without profit, payment, or any valuable consideration

nounWord forms: plural ˈvolunˌtaries

9. Music

a piece or solo, often an improvisation, played on the organ before, during, or after a church service

Voluntarily

see synonyms of voluntarily

adj.

1. Done or undertaken of one's own free will: a voluntary decision to leave the job.

2. Acting or done willingly and without constraint or expectation of reward: a voluntary hostage; voluntary community work.

3. Normally controlled by or subject to individual volition: voluntary muscle contractions.

4. Capable of making choices; having the faculty of will: "This law of happiness ... resides in the exercise of the active capacities of a voluntary agent" (John Dewey).

5. Supported by contributions or charitable donations rather than by government appropriations: voluntary hospitals.

6. Law

a. Without legal obligation or consideration: a voluntary conveyance of property.

b. Done intentionally but without premeditation or deliberation, as when under the influence of an intense emotional reaction: voluntary manslaughter.

n. pl. vol·un·tar·ies

1. Music

a. A short piece of music, often improvised on a solo instrument, played as an introduction to a larger work.

b. A piece for solo organ, often improvised, played before, during, or after a religious service.

2. A volunteer.

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