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vapaaehtoinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • facultative adj Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
  • voluntary adjective Done by choice, not because of an obligation or force.
  • volunteer noun Someone who offers to do a task, often unpaid, without being forced to.

Senses

vapaaehtoinen is used for these senses in English:

  • facultative Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
  • self-imposed Voluntarily imposed upon oneself.
  • voluntary Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
  • voluntary Working or done without payment.
  • voluntary Of or relating to voluntarism.

facultative — full definition

  1. adj Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
  2. adj Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
  3. adj That grants permission or power to do something.
  4. adj Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way.

voluntary — full definition

  1. adjective Done by choice, not because of an obligation or force.
  2. adjective Unpaid, especially describing work done for a good cause.

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