"voluntary" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ [General-American], /vo.ˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri/ (note: Ghana), /ˌvo.lɔn.ˈtɛ.ri/ (note: Ghana) Audio: En-us-voluntary.ogg [US] Forms: more voluntary [comparative], most voluntary [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), from voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), from volēns, present participle of volo (“to will”). Displaced native Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|*voluntarie}} Middle English *voluntarie, {{der|en|fro|volontaire}} Old French volontaire, {{der|en|la|voluntārius||willing, of free will}} Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), {{m|la|voluntās||will, choice, desire}} voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), {{m|la|volēns}} volēns, {{m|la|volo||to will}} volo (“to will”), {{ncog|ang|selfwille|lit=self-willed}} Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} voluntary (comparative more voluntary, superlative most voluntary)
  1. Done, given, or acting of one's own free will. Translations (done, given, or acting of one's own free will): ἑκούσιος (hekoúsios) (Ancient Greek), կամավոր (kamavor) (Armenian), könüllü (Azerbaijani), নফল (nôfôl) (Bengali), доброво́лен (dobrovólen) (Bulgarian), voluntari (Catalan), dobrovolný (Czech), vrijwillig (Dutch), volonta (Esperanto), omaehtoinen (Finnish), vapaaehtoinen (Finnish), halukas (Finnish), volontaire (French), voluntario (Galician), ნებაყოფლობითი (nebaq̇oplobiti) (Georgian), freiwillig (German), 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (silbawiljis) (Gothic), εκούσιος (ekoúsios) (Greek), εθελοντικός (ethelontikós) (Greek), προαιρετικός (proairetikós) (Greek), εθελούσιος (etheloúsios) (Greek), önkéntes (Hungarian), frjáls (Icelandic), volunta (Ido), voluntala (Ido), voluntanta (Ido), swakarsa (Indonesian), volunter (Indonesian), sukarela (Indonesian), rela hati (Indonesian), voluntari (Interlingua), spontaneo (Italian), volontario (Italian), di propria iniziativa (Italian), 志願して (shigan-shite) (Japanese), voluntarius (Latin), brīvprātīgs (Latvian), സ്വമേധയാ (svamēdhayā) (Malayalam), volontaithe (Norman), xwewîst (Northern Kurdish), selfwille (Old English), dobrowolny (Polish), voluntário (Portuguese), voit (Romanian), доброво́льный (dobrovólʹnyj) (Russian), saor-thoileach (Scottish Gaelic), prostovoljen (Slovene), voluntario (Spanish), frivillig (Swedish), pakusa (Tagalog), స్వచ్ఛంద (svacchanda) (Telugu), доброві́льний (dobrovílʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-adj-Wy1bv3d2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 9 22 2 1 22 15 3 9 Disambiguation of "done, given, or acting of one's own free will": 77 9 11 1 1
  2. Done by design or intention; intentional. Synonyms (done by design or intention): intentional Translations (done by design or intention; intentional): умишлен (umišlen) (Bulgarian), tahallinen (Finnish), suunniteltu (Finnish), განზრახული (ganzraxuli) (Georgian), თვითნებური (tvitneburi) (Georgian), შეგნებული (šegnebuli) (Georgian), szándékos (Hungarian), akaratlagos (Hungarian), intenzionale (Italian), deliberato (Italian), voluto (Italian), ultrōneus (Latin), voluntário (Portuguese), nameren (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-adj-SJ-a8LXD Disambiguation of 'done by design or intention': 21 67 11 1 0 Disambiguation of 'done by design or intention; intentional': 15 77 8 0 0
  3. Working or done without payment. Synonyms (done without payment): honorary, pro bono, unpaid, unsalaried, unwaged Translations (working or done without payment): безплатен (bezplaten) (Bulgarian), dobrovolný (Czech), vapaaehtoinen (Finnish), vapaaehtois- [in-compounds] (Finnish), talkoo- (Finnish), bénévole (French), მოხალისეობრივი (moxaliseobrivi) (Georgian), ohne Bezahlung (english: without payment) (German), ehrenamtlich (english: honorary) (German), εθελοντικός (ethelontikós) (Greek), önkéntes (Hungarian), fizetés nélküli (Hungarian), fizetetlen (Hungarian), volontario (Italian), gratuito (Italian), voluntário (Portuguese), voluntar (Romanian), benevol (Romanian), saor-thoileach (Scottish Gaelic), prostovoljen (Slovene), prostovoljski (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-adj-4WoIotz3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 9 22 2 1 22 15 3 9 Disambiguation of 'done without payment': 26 13 60 1 0 Disambiguation of 'working or done without payment': 18 9 72 1 0
  4. Endowed with the power of willing. Synonyms (endowed with the power of willing): autonomous, spontaneous Translations (endowed with the power of will): tahdollinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-adj-PCUrrcbl Disambiguation of 'endowed with the power of willing': 3 1 2 93 0 Disambiguation of 'endowed with the power of will': 15 4 6 75 0
  5. Of or relating to voluntarism.
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-adj-lETe7ORm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: discretionary [acting, film, theater, entertainment, lifestyle, television, broadcasting, media], optional, volitional, willful, intentional Derived forms: individual voluntary arrangement, voluntarily, voluntary agent, voluntary aided school, voluntary controlled school, voluntary jurisdiction, voluntary manslaughter, voluntary muscle, voluntary waste, voluntary work Related terms: voluntarism, voluntarist Translations (of or relating to voluntaryism): vapaaehtois- (Finnish), vapaa- (Finnish), volenteroso (Italian), voluntário (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'of or relating to voluntaryism': 24 13 32 2 29

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ [General-American], /vo.ˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri/ (note: Ghana), /ˌvo.lɔn.ˈtɛ.ri/ (note: Ghana) Audio: En-us-voluntary.ogg [US] Forms: more voluntary [comparative], most voluntary [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), from voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), from volēns, present participle of volo (“to will”). Displaced native Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|*voluntarie}} Middle English *voluntarie, {{der|en|fro|volontaire}} Old French volontaire, {{der|en|la|voluntārius||willing, of free will}} Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), {{m|la|voluntās||will, choice, desire}} voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), {{m|la|volēns}} volēns, {{m|la|volo||to will}} volo (“to will”), {{ncog|ang|selfwille|lit=self-willed}} Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} voluntary (comparative more voluntary, superlative most voluntary)
  1. (obsolete) Voluntarily. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-adv-H82o-x-L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 9 22 2 1 22 15 3 9

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ [General-American], /vo.ˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri/ (note: Ghana), /ˌvo.lɔn.ˈtɛ.ri/ (note: Ghana) Audio: En-us-voluntary.ogg [US] Forms: voluntaries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), from voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), from volēns, present participle of volo (“to will”). Displaced native Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|*voluntarie}} Middle English *voluntarie, {{der|en|fro|volontaire}} Old French volontaire, {{der|en|la|voluntārius||willing, of free will}} Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), {{m|la|voluntās||will, choice, desire}} voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), {{m|la|volēns}} volēns, {{m|la|volo||to will}} volo (“to will”), {{ncog|ang|selfwille|lit=self-willed}} Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} voluntary (plural voluntaries)
  1. (music) A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-noun-PJlysSo0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 9 22 2 1 22 15 3 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A volunteer.
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-noun-es3ah6oD
  3. A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
    Sense id: en-voluntary-en-noun-n6w3FVCv

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "September 10, 1828, Nathaniel William Taylor, Sermon delivered in the Chapel of Yale College\nThat sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy."
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          "ref": "1726, Alexander, transl. Pope, “Book III”, in The Odyssey, translation of original by Homer, line 345; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 540",
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          "word": "নফল"
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          "word": "ნებაყოფლობითი"
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
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          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃"
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          "code": "el",
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          "word": "önkéntes"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "frjáls"
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        {
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "volunta"
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        {
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
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          "word": "voluntala"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "voluntanta"
        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "swakarsa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "volunter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "sukarela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "rela hati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "voluntari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "spontaneo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "volontario"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "di propria iniziativa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shigan-shite",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "志願して"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "xwewîst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "voluntarius"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
          "word": "brīvprātīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 9 11 1 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
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      "ipa": "/vo.ˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri/",
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      "word": "individual voluntary arrangement"
    },
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      "word": "voluntary agent"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary aided school"
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    {
      "word": "voluntary jurisdiction"
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      "word": "voluntary manslaughter"
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    {
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          "text": "September 10, 1828, Nathaniel William Taylor, Sermon delivered in the Chapel of Yale College\nThat sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary action is the true principle of orthodoxy."
        },
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          "ref": "1726, Alexander, transl. Pope, “Book III”, in The Odyssey, translation of original by Homer, line 345; republished in The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1902, page 540",
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        "Done, given, or acting of one's own free will."
      ]
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        {
          "text": "If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter."
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          "ref": "1594, Richard Hooker, “Book 1”, in Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, London: John Walthoe et al, published 1782, page 5",
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          "text": "a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church"
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      "ipa": "/vo.ˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri/",
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        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media"
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      "word": "discretionary"
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      "word": "volitional"
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      "sense": "done by design or intention",
      "word": "intentional"
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      "word": "willful"
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    {
      "word": "intentional"
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    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "honorary"
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    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "pro bono"
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    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "unpaid"
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    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "unsalaried"
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    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "unwaged"
    },
    {
      "sense": "endowed with the power of willing",
      "word": "autonomous"
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      "sense": "endowed with the power of willing",
      "word": "spontaneous"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kamavor",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "կամավոր"
    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "könüllü"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "nôfôl",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "নফল"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobrovólen",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "доброво́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntari"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "dobrovolný"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "vrijwillig"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "volonta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "omaehtoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "vapaaehtoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "halukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "volontaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntario"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nebaq̇oplobiti",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "ნებაყოფლობითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "freiwillig"
    },
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "silbawiljis",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ekoúsios",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "εκούσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ethelontikós",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "εθελοντικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proairetikós",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "προαιρετικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "etheloúsios",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "εθελούσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hekoúsios",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "ἑκούσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "önkéntes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "frjáls"
    },
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "volunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntala"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "swakarsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "volunter"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "sukarela"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "rela hati"
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    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntari"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "spontaneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "volontario"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "di propria iniziativa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shigan-shite",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "志願して"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "xwewîst"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntarius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "brīvprātīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "svamēdhayā",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "സ്വമേധയാ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "volontaithe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "selfwille"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "dobrowolny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobrovólʹnyj",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "доброво́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "saor-thoileach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "prostovoljen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "frivillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "pakusa"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "svacchanda",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "స్వచ్ఛంద"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dobrovílʹnyj",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "доброві́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "umišlen",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "умишлен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "tahallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "suunniteltu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganzraxuli",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "განზრახული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tvitneburi",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "თვითნებური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šegnebuli",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "შეგნებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "szándékos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "akaratlagos"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "intenzionale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "deliberato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "voluto"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "ultrōneus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "voluntário"
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "nameren"
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      "roman": "bezplaten",
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "dobrovolný"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "talkoo-"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "bénévole"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moxaliseobrivi",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "მოხალისეობრივი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "english": "without payment",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "ohne Bezahlung"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "english": "honorary",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "ehrenamtlich"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ethelontikós",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "εθελοντικός"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "önkéntes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "fizetés nélküli"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "fizetetlen"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "gratuito"
    },
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "benevol"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "endowed with the power of will",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to voluntaryism",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of or relating to voluntaryism",
      "word": "vapaa-"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of or relating to voluntaryism",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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}

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