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volunteering

NounSuru VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verbの-Adjective

Definitions

1. aspiration
2. volunteering

This noun means volunteering or applying for something of one's own will, such as enlisting in the military or applying for a particular role. It emphasizes that the action is taken by personal choice rather than being assigned.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

No one's volunteering today — guess that means it's on me.

Sentence 2

Who on earth volunteered for that nightmare of a project?

Sentence 3

Everyone went quiet, so I grudgingly volunteered.

Sentence 4

When I volunteered to write the proposal, my boss gave a little smirk.

Sentence 5

She wrote in her diary that she had "volunteered while still carrying fear."