volunteering
Sayvol-uhn-TEER-ingUS/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹɪŋ/UK/ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪəɹɪŋ/
- 1Giving your time for free to help other people or your community.
Like helping a neighbor carry groceries, but for lots of people and without being paid.
Volunteering at the food bank takes up her Saturday mornings.
Volunteering gave him a real sense of purpose after he retired.
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- 2Present participle and gerund of volunteer. Use this form for an action happening now or going on over time.
She is volunteering at the animal shelter every weekend this summer.
They are volunteering to clean up the riverbank tomorrow.
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volunteering is a form of volunteer
volunteer, verb: To offer to do something because you want to, not because someone made you. Full entry
- Forms
- volunteervolunteers he/she/itvolunteering -ing formvolunteered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- volunteer → volunteering: add -ing
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