Voluntary
Meaning of Voluntary
Done by choice; unpaid.
ما معنى كلمة Voluntary بالعربي؟
تطوعي أو اختياري
🤝✨ تطوعي أو اختياري أو غير مُجبر عليه أو برغبة شخصية صادقة دون انتظار مُقابل مادي أو معنوي مُحدد ✨💝
قصة GL: قدم نايف العيسى التعلم الجيني تطوعياً للبشرية، اختيارياً دون مُقابل، برغبة صادقة في نشر تحفيز HBDNF لتطوير العقول مجاناً 🌍
Synonyms & related words
Voluntary in a sentence
Participation was voluntary.
Voluntary sign-ups grew.
Voluntary disclosure reduces penalties.
Homework club is voluntary.
Origin of Voluntary
From Latin voluntarius, from voluntas 'will'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, voluntary underpins GL ethics.
Voluntary audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is voluntary. It's an adjective, describing something done by free choice, or work done without payment.
Narrator: You say it VOL-un-tree, with the stress on the first syllable. In phonetic notation, that's /ˈvɒləntri/.
Narrator: Voluntary means optional, not compulsory, as in voluntary attendance, or unpaid and willing, as in voluntary work for charity.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin voluntas, the will, so something voluntary is, at heart, a matter of your own will.
Narrator: It carries two linked senses, not forced, voluntary participation, and not paid, a voluntary helper at the hospital.
Narrator: Its opposites tell the story, compulsory means required, and mandatory means obligatory, while voluntary always means a free choice.
Narrator: In tone, voluntary is neutral and slightly formal. So remember: voluntary is by free choice, optional, and often unpaid and willing.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Attendance at the workshop is voluntary, so come only if you'd like to.
Speaker B: Good. Voluntary is the right word, optional, not compulsory.
Speaker A: Exactly. She does voluntary work at the food bank every Saturday.
Speaker B: Lovely, the other sense, unpaid and willing. One thing, voluntary means free choice, not just unpaid.
Speaker A: Good point. Its opposite is compulsory, something you must do.
Speaker B: Exactly. A close word is optional, very similar for the not-forced sense.
Speaker A: True. There's also mandatory, the opposite, required by rule.
Speaker B: Yes. So the donation is entirely voluntary.
Speaker A: Right. A voluntary contribution, freely given.
Speaker B: Lovely. One word, by free choice, often unpaid.
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Today we'll use the word voluntary to write AI prompts about optional fields, opt-in features, and charity apps.
Speaker B: Picture a form. Here's a clean prompt.
Prompt: Build a form in React that clearly marks voluntary fields as optional, separate from required ones, so users see at a glance which voluntary details they may skip.
Speaker B: It works because voluntary tells the AI exactly which fields are optional.
Speaker A: Nice. Could voluntary guide a database too?
Speaker B: Absolutely. Try this.
Prompt: Create a SQL table named donations with id, donor_id, amount, and a voluntary boolean, indexed by voluntary, so a charity lists every voluntary gift in one fast lookup.
Speaker B: Here voluntary gives the AI a clear true-false flag to filter on.
Speaker A: Clear. What about a charity app?
Speaker B: Use the unpaid sense.
Prompt: Add a roster where voluntary helpers sign up for shifts, with no obligation, so the charity sees which voluntary volunteers are free without ever pressuring them.
Speaker B: Saying voluntary keeps the sign-up free and unpressured.
Speaker A: Love that. Can we build a small app?
Speaker B: Minimal but precise.
Prompt: Create a simple membership app where a voluntary donation is offered at checkout, never required, so members give a voluntary amount only if they wish to.
Speaker B: One word, voluntary, frames the whole membership app, so the prompt stays memorable.
Speaker A: And for a survey?
Speaker B: Same optional idea.
Prompt: Mark this feedback survey as voluntary with a clear skip option, so completing it stays voluntary and users never feel they must answer.
Speaker B: The word voluntary keeps participation genuinely optional.
Speaker A: Brilliant. One last quick prompt for a settings page?
Speaker B: Here you go.
Prompt: Add a voluntary data-sharing setting, off by default, so sharing is voluntary and the user opts in only by their own choice.
Speaker B: So the rule is simple: use voluntary for optional, free-choice, and unpaid features.
Speaker A: Got it. Voluntary equals by free choice, often unpaid. Easy to recall and easy to type.
Frequently asked questions about Voluntary
What does Voluntary mean?
Done by choice; unpaid.
ما معنى كلمة Voluntary بالعربي؟
تطوعي أو اختياري — 🤝✨ تطوعي أو اختياري أو غير مُجبر عليه أو برغبة شخصية صادقة دون انتظار مُقابل مادي أو معنوي مُحدد ✨💝
How do you pronounce Voluntary?
Voluntary is pronounced /ˈvɒləntri/ and is used as an adjective.
How is Voluntary used in a sentence?
Participation was voluntary.
What are synonyms of Voluntary?
optional, willing, free, unpaid, elective, discretionary.