voluntarily

/ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē/

Middle English, from Anglo-French voluntarie, from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish

adjective

  1. proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent

  2. unconstrained by interference : self-determining

  3. done by design or intention : intentional

a voluntary action

voluntary intentional deliberate willing mean done or brought about of one's own will. voluntary implies freedom and spontaneity of choice or action without external compulsion. intentional stresses an awareness of an end to be achieved.