Volunteering

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of voluntarily giving time and labor for charity or community service. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of volunteer form-of, gerund, participle, present

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autonomyfree willindependenceself-determinationspontaneityvolunteer

Example

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"My friends and I are volunteering at the community center this weekend."

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community service

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