volunteer

Topic: MILITARY

volunteer
2 verb

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1 [intransitive and transitive] to offer to do something without expecting any reward, often something that other people do not want to do

volunteer to do something

Helen volunteered to have Thanksgiving at her house this year.

volunteer for

Sidcup volunteered for guard duty.

I volunteered my services as a driver.

2 [transitive] to tell someone something without being asked:

Michael volunteered the information before I had a chance to ask.

3 [intransitive]PM to offer to join the army, navy, or airforce:

When war broke out, my father volunteered immediately.

4 [transitive] to say that someone else will do a job even though they may not want to do it

volunteer somebody for something

Mum volunteered Dave for washing-up duties.

Definition of volunteer from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic MILITARY