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voluntarily
CEFRB2
/ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/
adverb
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In plain English
- 01
adverb
By choice and without being forced.
- 02
adverb
Extra detailIn a voluntary manner.
Examples
I would voluntarily help you, but I'm occupied at the moment.
He is voluntarily supporting you.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈvɒləntɹɪli/
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextHe voluntarily helped his mum clean.
But no state has voluntarily sought a statewide remedy to segregation in the 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed government sanctioned, racially separate schools.
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Origin
adverb
From voluntary + -ly.