1. (

• volunteer

) tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information" ;

2. (

• volunteer ,
• offer

) agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it" ;

3. (

• volunteer

) do volunteer work ;

1. (

• unpaid ,
• volunteer

) without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" ;