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Volunteeringvolunteer (noun)Giving your time freely to help others without being paid.≈ Synonym: unpaid helping🇺🇿UZ: ko'ngillilik, volontyorlik🇷🇺RU: волонтёрство, добровольчество means giving your time and efforteffort (noun)Hard work done to achieve something.≈ Synonym: work🇺🇿UZ: harakat, kuch🇷🇺RU: усилие to help others without expecting paymentwithout expecting payment (phrase)Without wanting or waiting for money in return.≈ Synonym: for free🇺🇿UZ: haq talab qilmasdan🇷🇺RU: не ожидая оплаты in return. Millions of people around the world volunteer every year, working with charitiescharity (noun)Organizations that help people in need.≈ Synonym: nonprofits🇺🇿UZ: xayriya tashkilotlari🇷🇺RU: благотворительные организации, schools, hospitals, and local community groups. Some volunteer for just a few hours, while others dedicatededicate (verb)To give a lot of time or effort to something.≈ Synonym: devote🇺🇿UZ: bag'ishlash🇷🇺RU: посвящать many years of their lives to causescause (noun)Goals or movements that people support and work for.≈ Synonym: movements🇺🇿UZ: maqsadlar, g'oyalar🇷🇺RU: дела, идеи (за которые борются) they care about deeplydeeply (adv)Very much.≈ Synonym: strongly🇺🇿UZ: chuqur, juda🇷🇺RU: глубоко.
People choose to volunteer for many different reasonsreason (noun)Why something happens.≈ Synonym: cause🇺🇿UZ: sabab🇷🇺RU: причина. Some want to give backgive back (phrase)To do something helpful for a community in return for what you received.≈ Synonym: repay🇺🇿UZ: yaxshilik qaytarish🇷🇺RU: отдавать долг (обществу) to a community that has supported them, while others are motivatedmotivate (verb)Given a reason or reasons to act in a certain way.≈ Synonym: inspired🇺🇿UZ: rag'batlantirilgan🇷🇺RU: мотивированы by personal experiences, such as recoveringrecover (verb)Getting better after being sick or hurt.≈ Synonym: healing🇺🇿UZ: tuzalayotgan, sog'ayayotgan🇷🇺RU: выздоравливающий from an illness with the help of caring nursesnurse (noun)A person who looks after sick people in a hospital.🇺🇿UZ: hamshira🇷🇺RU: медсестра. Religious or cultural beliefsbelief (noun)Ideas that a person accepts as true.≈ Synonym: convictions🇺🇿UZ: e'tiqodlar, qarashlar🇷🇺RU: убеждения also inspire many people to help those in needin need (phrase)Needing help, especially because of poverty or hardship.≈ Synonym: needy🇺🇿UZ: muhtoj🇷🇺RU: нуждающиеся. For others, volunteering is simply a way to meet new people and feel more connected to societyconnected to society (phrase)Feeling like part of a community or group.≈ Synonym: part of a community🇺🇿UZ: jamiyat bilan bog'liq🇷🇺RU: связанный с обществом.
Volunteer work can take many formstake many forms (phrase)To exist or happen in many different ways.≈ Synonym: vary widely🇺🇿UZ: turli shakllarda bo'lishi🇷🇺RU: принимать разные формы. Some volunteers plant trees or clean up rivers to protect the environmentprotect the environment (phrase)To take care of nature and keep it from harm.≈ Synonym: care for nature🇺🇿UZ: atrof-muhitni himoya qilish🇷🇺RU: защищать окружающую среду. Others tutortutor (verb)To teach a student, usually one-on-one.≈ Synonym: teach privately🇺🇿UZ: dars berish, repetitorlik qilish🇷🇺RU: заниматься репетиторством children who are strugglingstruggle (verb)Having a lot of difficulty doing something.≈ Synonym: having difficulty🇺🇿UZ: qiynalayotgan🇷🇺RU: испытывающие трудности in school or teach adults to read. During natural disastersnatural disaster (noun)Harmful natural events such as earthquakes or floods.≈ Synonym: catastrophes🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy ofatlar🇷🇺RU: стихийные бедствия, volunteers often deliverdeliver (verb)To take goods to a person or place.≈ Synonym: bring🇺🇿UZ: yetkazib bermoq🇷🇺RU: доставлять food, water, and medical suppliesmedical supply (noun)Equipment and materials used for medical care.≈ Synonym: medical equipment🇺🇿UZ: tibbiy buyumlar🇷🇺RU: медицинские принадлежности to affected areasaffected area (noun)Places that have been harmed by an event.≈ Synonym: impacted regions🇺🇿UZ: zararlangan hududlar🇷🇺RU: пострадавшие районы. Hospitals and nursing homesnursing home (noun)Places where elderly or sick people are cared for.≈ Synonym: care homes🇺🇿UZ: keksalar uyi🇷🇺RU: дома престарелых also rely on volunteers to keep elderlyelderly (adj)Old, especially referring to older people.≈ Synonym: aged🇺🇿UZ: keksa, qariya🇷🇺RU: пожилые or sick patientspatient (noun)A person who gets medical care.🇺🇿UZ: bemor🇷🇺RU: пациент company and offer comfortcomfort (noun)A feeling of ease or relief from worry or pain.≈ Synonym: reassurance🇺🇿UZ: taskin, tasalli🇷🇺RU: утешение, комфорт during difficult times.
Volunteering does not only help the people who receive support — it also benefits the volunteers themselves. Studiesstudy (noun)A piece of research.≈ Synonym: research🇺🇿UZ: tadqiqot🇷🇺RU: исследование show that helping others can reduce stressreduce stress (phrase)To make worry or pressure smaller.≈ Synonym: lower stress🇺🇿UZ: stressni kamaytirish🇷🇺RU: снижать стресс and improve mental health, giving people a sense of purposesense of purpose (noun)A feeling that your life or actions have meaning.≈ Synonym: feeling of meaning🇺🇿UZ: maqsad hissi🇷🇺RU: чувство цели. Volunteering also allows people to learn new skills, such as teamworkteamwork (noun)The ability to work well together with others.≈ Synonym: collaboration🇺🇿UZ: jamoaviy ish🇷🇺RU: командная работа, communicationcommunication (noun)The skill of sharing information clearly with others.≈ Synonym: interaction🇺🇿UZ: muloqot🇷🇺RU: общение, коммуникация, and leadershipleadership (noun)The ability to guide or lead a group of people.≈ Synonym: guidance🇺🇿UZ: yetakchilik🇷🇺RU: лидерство, which can be useful for future jobs. Many young people volunteer specificallyspecifically (adv)For a particular reason or purpose.≈ Synonym: especially🇺🇿UZ: aynan, maxsus🇷🇺RU: специально to gain experiencegain experience (phrase)To get practical knowledge by doing something.≈ Synonym: build experience🇺🇿UZ: tajriba orttirish🇷🇺RU: приобретать опыт and strengthenstrengthen (verb)To make something stronger.🇺🇿UZ: mustahkamlamoq🇷🇺RU: укреплять their resumesresume (noun)Documents that list a person's education and work experience.≈ Synonym: CVs🇺🇿UZ: rezyume🇷🇺RU: резюме.
In the end, volunteering creates a cycle of benefit for everyone involved. Communities receive much-needed supportmuch-needed support (noun)Help that is very necessary.≈ Synonym: vital assistance🇺🇿UZ: juda zarur yordam🇷🇺RU: крайне необходимая поддержка that governments or businesses cannot always provide, while volunteers gain a stronger sense of purpose and connection. As long asas long as (conj)If; only if.≈ Synonym: provided that🇺🇿UZ: ...ekan, ...sa bas🇷🇺RU: пока, при условии что people continue to care about their neighborsneighbor (noun)People who live near you.≈ Synonym: community members🇺🇿UZ: qo'shnilar🇷🇺RU: соседи and their world, volunteering will remain an important part of society.
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Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | volunteernoun | ko'ngillilik, volontyorlik | волонтёрство, добровольчество | My sister volunteers at an animal shelter every Saturday. |
| 2 | effortnoun | harakat, kuch | усилие | Learning a language takes time and effort. |
| 3 | without expecting paymentphrase | haq talab qilmasdan | не ожидая оплаты | He fixes his neighbours' computers without expecting payment. |
| 4 | charitynoun | xayriya tashkilotlari | благотворительные организации | We collected clothes for a local charity. |
| 5 | dedicateverb | bag'ishlash | посвящать | She dedicated her life to teaching children. |
| 6 | causenoun | maqsadlar, g'oyalar | дела, идеи (за которые борются) | Clean water is a cause I really care about. |
| 7 | deeplyadverb | chuqur, juda | глубоко | I was deeply moved by the film. |
| 8 | reasonnoun | sabab | причина | What's the reason for your visit? |
| 9 | give backphrase | yaxshilik qaytarish | отдавать долг (обществу) | After he became rich, he wanted to give back to his village. |
| 10 | motivateverb | rag'batlantirilgan | мотивированы | Good teachers know how to motivate their students. |
| 11 | recoververb | tuzalayotgan, sog'ayayotgan | выздоравливающий | My grandfather is recovering well after his operation. |
| 12 | nursenoun | hamshira | медсестра | The nurses were very kind to my grandmother. |
| 13 | beliefnoun | e'tiqodlar, qarashlar | убеждения | Respect for elders is a strong belief in our culture. |
| 14 | in needphrase | muhtoj | нуждающиеся | The charity helps families in need during winter. |
| 15 | connected to societyphrase | jamiyat bilan bog'liq | связанный с обществом | Volunteering helps older people feel connected to society. |
| 16 | take many formsphrase | turli shakllarda bo'lishi | принимать разные формы | Kindness can take many forms, from a smile to a gift. |
| 17 | protect the environmentphrase | atrof-muhitni himoya qilish | защищать окружающую среду | We can protect the environment by using less plastic. |
| 18 | tutorverb | dars berish, repetitorlik qilish | заниматься репетиторством | I tutor two students in English after school. |
| 19 | struggleverb | qiynalayotgan | испытывающие трудности | Many new students struggle with the workload at first. |
| 20 | natural disasternoun | tabiiy ofatlar | стихийные бедствия | The town was hit by a terrible natural disaster. |
| 21 | deliververb | yetkazib bermoq | доставлять | They deliver pizza until midnight. |
| 22 | medical supplynoun | tibbiy buyumlar | медицинские принадлежности | The plane carried medical supplies to the hospital. |
| 23 | affected areanoun | zararlangan hududlar | пострадавшие районы | Aid was sent to the affected areas after the earthquake. |
| 24 | nursing homenoun | keksalar uyi | дома престарелых | My great-grandmother lives in a nursing home. |
| 25 | elderlyadjective | keksa, qariya | пожилые | We should give our seats to elderly passengers. |
| 26 | patientnoun | bemor | пациент | The doctor sees thirty patients a day. |
| 27 | comfortnoun | taskin, tasalli | утешение, комфорт | Her words gave me comfort when I was sad. |
| 28 | studynoun | tadqiqot | исследование | A new study shows that walking helps memory. |
| 29 | reduce stressphrase | stressni kamaytirish | снижать стресс | Walking in nature can reduce stress. |
| 30 | sense of purposenoun | maqsad hissi | чувство цели | Volunteering gave him a new sense of purpose. |
| 31 | teamworknoun | jamoaviy ish | командная работа | Building the school garden was great teamwork. |
| 32 | communicationnoun | muloqot | общение, коммуникация | Good communication is important in every job. |
| 33 | leadershipnoun | yetakchilik | лидерство | She showed real leadership during the project. |
| 34 | specificallyadverb | aynan, maxsus | специально | This book is specifically for beginners. |
| 35 | gain experiencephrase | tajriba orttirish | приобретать опыт | Students do internships to gain experience. |
| 36 | strengthenverb | mustahkamlamoq | укреплять | Swimming strengthens your back. |
| 37 | resumenoun | rezyume | резюме | Add your volunteer work to your resume. |
| 38 | much-needed supportnoun | juda zarur yordam | крайне необходимая поддержка | The new clinic gives much-needed support to the village. |
| 39 | as long asconjunction | ...ekan, ...sa bas | пока, при условии что | You can borrow my bike as long as you bring it back. |
| 40 | neighbornoun | qo'shnilar | соседи | Our neighbors helped us move the furniture. |