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voluntariamente

voluntarily

adverb boh-loon-tah-ryah-MEHN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Voluntariamente is the adverb from voluntario (voluntary). Spanish adverbs ending in -mente are formed from the feminine adjective form + -mente. In legal and official language, voluntariamente is the standard term for an act done of one's own free will, contrasting with obligatoriamente (compulsorily) or forzosamente (forcibly).

Examples

"Se entregó voluntariamente a la policía."

Natural Translation

He turned himself in to the police voluntarily.

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