"voluntarily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌvɑlənˈtɛrɪli/ [US], /ˈvɒləntrɪli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voluntarily.wav [UK]
Etymology: voluntary + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|voluntary|ly}} voluntary + -ly
  1. If you do something voluntarily, you do it without someone forcing you to; or without expecting to get money in exchange.
    Sense id: simple-voluntarily-en-adv-P1bmf7xA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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