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voluntarily

 adverb
     
vol‧un‧ta‧ri‧ly
1 if you do something voluntarily, you do it willingly, without anyone telling you to do it:
She wasn't fired - she left voluntarily
2 if you do work voluntarily, you do it because you want to, and are not paid for it:
Susan worked in the studios voluntarily, to gain experience.
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