voluntarily

adverb/ˌvɑləntɛrəli/

Frequency rank: #5,939 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

done by one's own free will, without being forced or asked.

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Example sentence

She voluntarily gave up her seat on the train for an elderly passenger.

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