voluntary
/ˈvɒləntri/adjective
उच्चारण वॉलन्ट्री
स्वैच्छिक, अपनी मर्ज़ी से किया गया
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done willingly, not because you are forced
स्वैच्छिक, अपनी मर्ज़ी से किया गया
- Attendance at the lecture is voluntary.
- He made a voluntary confession.
- Joining the debating society is voluntary.
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- The company announced a voluntary recall of the product.
- He made a voluntary donation to the school fund.
Synonyms willing optional deliberate
Opposite compulsory involuntary forced
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(of work) done without payment
अवैतनिक, सेवा-भाव से किया गया
- She does voluntary work at the orphanage.
- He does voluntary teaching at a slum school on Sundays.
- Radhika does voluntary work at the old-age home.
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- Voluntary groups helped the flood victims.
- She spends her weekends in voluntary service.
Synonyms unpaid
Opposite paid
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voluntary + noun
Voluntary before a noun describes something done by choice and not under pressure.
Noun से पहले 'voluntary' उस काम को बताता है जो दबाव में नहीं, इच्छा से किया गया हो।
- Joining the NCC is voluntary in our college.
- He took voluntary retirement at fifty-five.
voluntary work / worker / organisation
With these nouns, voluntary means unpaid or run by volunteers, not by the government or a company.
इन nouns के साथ 'voluntary' का अर्थ बिना वेतन का या स्वयंसेवकों द्वारा चलाया जाने वाला है, सरकार या कंपनी द्वारा नहीं।
- She does voluntary work at the old-age home.
- Several voluntary organisations helped after the flood.
voluntary vs. compulsory
Voluntary is the opposite of compulsory; in law, voluntary acts are those done by free will.
'Voluntary' का विपरीत 'compulsory' है; कानून में voluntary कार्य वे हैं जो स्वतंत्र इच्छा से किए जाएँ।
- Attendance at the seminar is voluntary, not compulsory.
voluntarily (adverb) / volunteer (verb)
The adverb is voluntarily and the related verb volunteer takes a to-infinitive or for.
Adverb 'voluntarily' है और संबंधित verb 'volunteer' के साथ to-infinitive या for आता है।
- He voluntarily gave up his seat.
- Radhika volunteered to organise the book fair.
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voluntary + noun
serviceretirementdonationbodycontribution
- The temple trust runs on voluntary donations.
adverb + voluntary
entirelypurelystrictlycompletelywholly
- The survey is entirely voluntary.
voluntary + noun (organisation)
agencysectorgroupassociationworker
- A local voluntary group collects blankets every winter.
verb + voluntary
remainmakekeepbestay
- The government kept the scheme voluntary.
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- Blood donation is a voluntary act, and nobody should be forced.
रक्तदान एक स्वैच्छिक कार्य है, और किसी को बाध्य नहीं किया जाना चाहिए।
- The company offered voluntary retirement to older employees.
कंपनी ने बड़ी उम्र के कर्मचारियों को स्वैच्छिक सेवानिवृत्ति की पेशकश की।
- She spends her Sundays on voluntary teaching in the slum school.
वह अपने रविवार झुग्गी के विद्यालय में स्वैच्छिक शिक्षण में बिताती है।
- The accused made a voluntary statement before the magistrate.
अभियुक्त ने मजिस्ट्रेट के सामने स्वैच्छिक बयान दिया।
- Voluntary groups ran relief camps during the cyclone.
चक्रवात के दौरान स्वैच्छिक संगठनों ने राहत शिविर चलाए।
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✗ He did it by voluntary.
✓ He did it voluntarily.
To describe how an action was done we need the adverb voluntarily, not the adjective after by.
क्रिया कैसे की गई यह बताने के लिए adverb 'voluntarily' चाहिए, 'by' के बाद adjective नहीं।
✗ She is a voluntary in the Red Cross.
✓ She is a volunteer in the Red Cross.
A person who offers help is a volunteer; voluntary is only an adjective.
सहायता देने वाला व्यक्ति 'volunteer' है; 'voluntary' केवल adjective है।
✗ Attendance is compulsory voluntary for NCC students.
✓ Attendance is compulsory for NCC students.
Compulsory and voluntary are opposites and cannot be used together to describe the same thing.
'Compulsory' और 'voluntary' विपरीतार्थी हैं और एक ही वस्तु के लिए साथ प्रयोग नहीं हो सकते।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Voluntary, optional and willing all suggest no force, but they stress different things.
'Voluntary', 'optional' और 'willing' सभी में दबाव का अभाव है, पर वे अलग बातों पर बल देते हैं।
Done by free choice, often to help.
स्वतंत्र इच्छा से किया गया, प्रायः सहायता के लिए।
- He made a voluntary donation.
You may choose it or leave it; no moral side.
आप इसे चुन या छोड़ सकते हैं; नैतिक पक्ष नहीं।
- The Hindi paper is optional.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
willing optional deliberate unpaid
Antonyms
compulsory involuntary forced paid mandatory obligatory
AaSpelling
vol·un·tary
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One-word substitution
A person who offers to work without being paid is a volunteer.
'बिना वेतन के काम करने वाला' के लिए volunteer पूछा जाता है।