voluntarily

voluntarily

English

Etymology

    From voluntary + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvɒlənˈtɛɹɪli/, /ˈvɒləntɹɪli/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Hyphenation: vol‧un‧ta‧ri‧ly

    Adverb

    voluntarily (comparative more voluntarily, superlative most voluntarily)

    1. In a voluntary manner.
      • 2024 September 6, Tracey Tully, “Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New”, in The New York Times[1]:
        But no state has voluntarily sought a statewide remedy to segregation in the 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawed government sanctioned, racially separate schools.

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