"voluntarily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ [General-American], /ˈvɒləntɹɪli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voluntarily.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more voluntarily [comparative], most voluntarily [superlative]
Etymology: voluntary + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|voluntary|ly}} voluntary + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} voluntarily (comparative more voluntarily, superlative most voluntarily)
  1. In a voluntary manner. Translations (in a voluntary manner): ἑκουσίως (hekousíōs) (Ancient Greek), voluntàriament (Catalan), 自願 (Chinese Mandarin), 自愿 (zìyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), dobrovolně (Czech), vrijwillig (Dutch), propravole (Esperanto), memvole (Esperanto), volonte (Esperanto), vole (Esperanto), vapaaehtoisesti (Finnish), volontairement (French), bénévolement (French), voluntariamente (Galician), freiwillig (German), εθελοντικά (ethelontiká) (Greek), εκουσίως (ekousíos) (Greek), önként (Hungarian), önkéntesen (Hungarian), akaratlagosan (english: deliberately) (Hungarian), volontariamente (Italian), volontàriament (Occitan), dobrowolnie (Polish), voluntariamente (Portuguese), voluntar (Romanian), voit (Romanian), доброво́льно (dobrovólʹno) (Russian), voluntariamente (Spanish), доброві́льно (dobrovílʹno) (Ukrainian)

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          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
          "word": "freiwillig"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
          "word": "εκουσίως"
        },
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
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    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "自願"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "自愿"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "dobrovolně"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "vrijwillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "propravole"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "memvole"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "volonte"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "vole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "vapaaehtoisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "volontairement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "bénévolement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "voluntariamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "freiwillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ethelontiká",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "εθελοντικά"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ekousíos",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "εκουσίως"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hekousíōs",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "ἑκουσίως"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "önként"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "önkéntesen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "deliberately",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "akaratlagosan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "volontariamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "volontàriament"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "dobrowolnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "voluntariamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "voluntar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "voit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobrovólʹno",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "доброво́льно"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "voluntariamente"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dobrovílʹno",
      "sense": "in a voluntary manner",
      "word": "доброві́льно"
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