# volunteering

Pronunciation: say "vol-uhn-TEER-ing" US /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹɪŋ/, UK /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of freely giving your time and effort to support a charity or community service.
   - Simple: Giving your time for free to help other people or your community.
   - _Years of volunteering at the shelter earned her the town's gratitude._
   - _Many companies now encourage volunteering by giving staff paid days off for it._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of volunteer. — present participle and gerund of volunteer
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of volunteer. Use this form for an action happening now or going on over time.
   - _He is volunteering with a disaster relief team overseas this month._
   - _Dozens of students are volunteering at the free clinic during their break._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/volunteering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).