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volunteer
to offer to help without being required
Synonyms
- offer
- step forward
- come forward
Antonyms
- refuse
- decline
volunteer in a sentence
Several students volunteered to decorate the classroom.
Maya volunteered to water the class plants during the break.
Where it comes from
From Latin voluntarius 'willing'
Memory hook
Think 'willing': a willing helper steps forward by choice.
Read it in context
- The Waiting Map Social Science