"voluntary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ [General-American], [voˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri] (note: Ghana), /ˌvo.lɔnˈtɛ.ri/ (note: Ghana) Audio: En-us-voluntary.ogg 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”), {{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), स्वेच्छा (svecchā) (Hindi), 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)
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  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), स्वैच्छिक (svaicchik) (Hindi), szándékos (Hungarian), akaratlagos (Hungarian), intenzionale (Italian), deliberato (Italian), voluto (Italian), ultrōneus (Latin), voluntário (Portuguese), nameren (Slovene)
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  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)
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  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)
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  5. Of or relating to voluntarism.
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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': 21 31 29 1 17

Adverb

IPA: /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ [General-American], [voˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri] (note: Ghana), /ˌvo.lɔnˈtɛ.ri/ (note: Ghana) Audio: En-us-voluntary.ogg 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”), {{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
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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ [General-American], [voˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri] (note: Ghana), /ˌvo.lɔnˈtɛ.ri/ (note: Ghana) Audio: En-us-voluntary.ogg 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”), {{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
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  2. A volunteer.
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  3. A supporter of voluntarism; a voluntarist.
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[voˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri]",
      "note": "Ghana"
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      "ipa": "/ˌvo.lɔnˈtɛ.ri/",
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    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
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    "Terms with Gothic translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Interlingua translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
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    "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
    "Terms with Old English translations",
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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
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    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Telugu translations",
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      "word": "individual voluntary arrangement"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntarily"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary agent"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary aided school"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary controlled school"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary jurisdiction"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary manslaughter"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary muscle"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary waste"
    },
    {
      "word": "voluntary work"
    }
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      "args": {
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      "form": "more voluntary",
      "tags": [
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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."
        },
        {
          "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:",
          "text": "She fell, to lust a voluntary prey.",
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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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        }
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      "glosses": [
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
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      ]
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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:",
          "text": "[…] God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary agent, intending before-hand, and decreeing with himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.",
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        }
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          "will"
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        {
          "text": "a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church"
        }
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/",
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    {
      "ipa": "[voˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri]",
      "note": "Ghana"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvo.lɔnˈtɛ.ri/",
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "acting",
        "film",
        "theater",
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "discretionary"
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      "word": "optional"
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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"
    },
    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "pro bono"
    },
    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "unpaid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "unsalaried"
    },
    {
      "sense": "done without payment",
      "word": "unwaged"
    },
    {
      "sense": "endowed with the power of willing",
      "word": "autonomous"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "dobrovolný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "vrijwillig"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "svecchā",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "स्वेच्छा"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "done, given, or acting of one's own free will",
      "word": "voluntari"
    },
    {
      "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": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "svaicchik",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "स्वैच्छिक"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "done by design or intention; intentional",
      "word": "nameren"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezplaten",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "безплатен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "working or done without payment",
      "word": "dobrovolný"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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