offer / volunteer to do something

offer / volunteer to do something
sich anheischig machen, etwas zu tun

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  • volunteer — vol|un|teer1 [ ,valən tır ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who offers to do something without being forced: Can I have a volunteer to erase the chalkboard, please? volunteer for: Doctors need 50 healthy volunteers for the diet. 2. ) someone who is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • offer — offerable, adj. offerer, offeror, n. /aw feuhr, of euhr/, v.t. 1. to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette. 2. to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion. 3. to propose or volunteer (to do …   Universalium

  • offer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Present for acceptance Nouns 1. offer, proffer, presentation, tender, bid, overture, advance; ultimatum, last word, final offer; proposal, proposition, motion, invitation; asking price; candidature,… …   English dictionary for students

  • volunteer — I UK [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌvɑlənˈtɪr] noun [countable] Word forms volunteer : singular volunteer plural volunteers ** 1) someone who is not paid for the work that they do The organization is appealing for volunteers. a volunteer worker a small… …   English dictionary

  • offer — /ˈɒfə / (say ofuh) verb (t) 1. to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: to offer someone a cigarette. 2. to put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion. 3. to make a show of intention (to do something): we did not offer to go… …  

  • volunteer — [[t]vɒ̱ləntɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ volunteers, volunteering, volunteered 1) N COUNT A volunteer is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week... Mike was a …   English dictionary

  • volunteer — [väl΄ən tir′] n. [earlier voluntier < obs. Fr voluntaire < L (miles)voluntarius,VOLUNTARY (soldier)] 1. a person who chooses freely to do or offer to do something 2. a person who chooses freely to enter naval or military service, without… …   English World dictionary

  • volunteer — Ⅰ. volunteer UK US /ˌvɒlənˈtɪər/ noun [C] ► a person who does a job or some work without being paid or forced to do it: »They employ 1,000 people and 23,000 volunteers. »I will ask for volunteers to help with the search. Ⅱ. volunteer UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • volunteer — ► NOUN 1) a person who freely offers to do something. 2) a person who works for an organization without being paid. 3) a person who freely enrols for military service rather than being conscripted. ► VERB 1) freely offer to do something. 2) say… …   English terms dictionary

  • volunteer — [v] offer to do something advance, bring forward, chip in*, come forward, do on one’s own volition*, enlist, go in*, let oneself in for*, offer services, present, proffer, propose, put at one’s disposal*, put forward, sign up, speak up, stand up …   New thesaurus

  • volunteer — vol·un·teer /ˌvä lən tir/ n 1: one that voluntarily undertakes something; esp: one who without request, obligation, or an interest pays the debt of another and is denied reimbursement from subrogation 2: one who receives property without giving… …   Law dictionary

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