voluntary
11voluntary — late 14c. (implied in voluntarily), from L. voluntarius of one s free will, from voluntas will, from the ancient accusative singular prp. of velle to wish (see WILL (Cf. will) (v.)). Originally of feelings, later also of actions (mid 15c.) …
12voluntary — (izg. vòlantari) m DEFINICIJA glazb. u Engleskoj, naziv za orguljske skladbe slobodne polifone strukture, koje su se izvodile prije, za vrijeme i poslije liturgije ETIMOLOGIJA engl.: po volji …
13voluntary — [adj] willing autonomous, chosen, deliberate, designful, discretional, elected, free, freely, free willed, gratuitous, honorary, independent, intended, intentional, opted, optional, spontaneous, unasked, unbidden, uncompelled, unconstrained,… …
14voluntary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) done, given, or acting of one s own free will. 2) working or done without payment. 3) Physiology under the conscious control of the brain. ► NOUN (pl. voluntaries) ▪ an organ solo played before, during, or after a church service.… …
15voluntary — Unconstrained by interference; unimpelled by another s influence; spontaneous; acting of oneself. Coker v. State, 199 Ga. 20, 33 S.E.2d 171, 174. Done by design or intention. Proceeding from the free and unrestrained will of the person. Produced… …
16voluntary — I UK [ˈvɒlənt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈvɑlənˌterɪ] adjective ** 1) a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to Some 30,000 workers took voluntary redundancy. The advertising of alcoholic drinks is regulated by a… …
17voluntary — voluntarily /vol euhn tair euh lee, vol euhn ter /, adv. voluntariness, n. /vol euhn ter ee/, adj., n., pl. voluntaries. adj. 1. done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one s own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution. 2. of,… …
18voluntary — [[t]vɒ̱ləntri, AM teri[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French... The… …
19voluntary — vol|un|tar|y1 [ valən,teri ] adjective ** 1. ) a voluntary action is done because you choose to do it, and not because you have to: an attractive package to encourage voluntary early retirement The advertising of alcoholic drinks is regulated by… …
20voluntary — 1 adjective 1 voluntary work/service etc work etc that is done by people who do it because they want to, and without expecting any money for it: When she retired she did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. | on a voluntary basis:… …