freiwillig
voluntary (adjective)
English translations
- 01
voluntary
- 02
willingly
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas tun, ohne dazu gezwungen zu werden.
- English meaning
- Voluntary
- Synonym
- ehrenamtlich
- German example
- Ich arbeite freiwillig im Tierheim.
- English example
- I work voluntarily in the animal shelter.
- Comparative
- freiwilligerSuperlative: am freiwilligsten
- Opposite of
- voluntarygezwungen / unfreiwillig / zwangsweise
Related words
- Freiwilligendienst
Voluntary service
- unfreiwillig
Involuntary, unwilling
- Ehrenamt
Voluntary work
- Volunteering
Volunteering refers to the voluntary and unpaid activity to support a specific purpose or help others.
- Voluntourismus
voluntourism
- Systemzwang
System constraint
- Verzichtleistung
A waiver is the deliberate and voluntary act of relinquishing something one has a right or claim to.
- seinen Hut nehmen
To resign
- hergeben
To hand over
- ehrenamtlich
Voluntary
- Almosen
Alms
- Umsiedlung
Resettlement means that people are moved from one place to another, often involuntarily.
- Einwilligung
Consent
- Geschenk
Gift
- Amtsverzicht
Resignation
- Selbstanzeige
Self-reporting
- Bürgerwehr
A citizen militia is an organization of citizens who voluntarily join together to maintain security and order in their community.
- Subbotnik
A Subbotnik is a voluntary work effort that originally took place in the Soviet Union on Saturdays (Russian: Subbota) to support the community.
- Donation
Donation
- Stotterer
Stutterer
- Bauarbeiterdekolleté
Builder's bum
- Bufdi
Federal volunteer
- Amtsniederlegung
Resignation, stepping down
- spenden
to donate
- verzichten
to renounce
- erzwungen
Forced
- fakultativ
optional
- sinnstiftend
Meaningful, purpose-giving
- unaufgefordert
Unsolicited
- voluntaristisch
voluntaristic
- notgedrungen
reluctantly, unwillingly, by necessity
- unbezahlt
Unpaid, not compensated.
- Verein
Association
- Grimasse
grimace
- Passivrauch
Secondhand smoke
- Passivrauchen
Secondhand smoke
- Gewahrsam
custody, detention
- Gewahrsam
custody, detention
- Belche
Belch is a colloquial term for a burp, the involuntary or voluntary release of air from the stomach through the mouth.
- Catachrese
catachresis
- Gestotter
stuttering
- Blutspende
Blood donation
- Schenkung
donation, gift
- würdigen
To honor
- entsagen
To renounce
- stottern
To stutter
- outen
Out
- weggeben
To give away
- gewillkürt
Arbitrary
Example sentences with “freiwillig”
Das ist ein freiwilliges Angebot. (That is a voluntary offer.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the opposite of freiwillig?
The opposite is 'verpflichtend' or 'zwangsweise'.