volunteer
noun
a person who voluntarily offers to perform a service or other undertaking.
volunteered
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past participleof volunteer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof volunteer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
volunteernouna person who voluntarily offers to perform a service or other undertaking.
Example Sentences
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"One of them showed symptoms seven days after arriving and was admitted to the Ebola treatment centre," said Bakikula, who volunteered to work at the facility after surviving Ebola herself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Johnson said that Barbabella volunteered for some of the most difficult posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Way back in the Bush II and Obama years, I volunteered at my college radio station in the Music Procurement Department or whatever it was called.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
She studied biology in college and volunteered in health clinics before changing course and attending law school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“That monster was called a grootslang,” he volunteered.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
