Modern English usage. 2014.
Voluntarily — Vol un*ta*ri*ly, adv. In a voluntary manner; of one s own will; spontaneously. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voluntarily — index purposely, readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
voluntarily — [adv] of one’s own free will at one’s discretion, by choice, by preference, deliberately, freely, intentionally, of one’s own accord*, on one’s own, on one’s own initiative*, optionally, spontaneously, willingly, with all one’s heart*, without… … New thesaurus
voluntarily — vol|un|ta|ri|ly [ˈvɔləntərıli, ˌvɔlənˈterıli US ˌva:lənˈterıli] adv 1.) if you do something voluntarily, you do it willingly, without anyone telling you to do it ▪ She wasn t fired she left voluntarily 2.) if you do work voluntarily, you do it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
voluntarily — voluntary UK US /ˈvɒləntəri/ adjective ► done, made, or given without being forced or paid: »Currently, recall of products is voluntary. »Any staff reductions will be made on a voluntary basis. voluntary service/work »She does voluntary work in… … Financial and business terms
voluntarily — adv. Voluntarily is used with these verbs: ↑abandon, ↑agree, ↑choose, ↑disclose, ↑enter, ↑join, ↑participate, ↑relinquish, ↑return, ↑submit, ↑surrender, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
voluntarily — adverb they agreed to leave the country voluntarily Syn: freely, of one s own free will, of one s own accord, of one s own volition, by choice, by preference; willingly, readily, intentionally, deliberately, on purpose, purposely, spontaneously;… … Thesaurus of popular words
voluntarily — Freely. Of one s own accord. When used in its ordinary sense, the word means willingly, or without compulsion, but it some times means more than this; and whenever in order to make a statute effective it is necessary to construe the word… … Ballentine's law dictionary
voluntarily — voluntary ► 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… … English terms dictionary
voluntarily — adverb out of your own free will (Freq. 2) he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting • Ant: ↑involuntarily • Derived from adjective: ↑voluntary … Useful english dictionary
