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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 effort 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 deeply.
People choose to volunteer for many different reasons. 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 nurses. 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 deliver 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 patients 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. Studies 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 specifically to gain experiencegain experience (phrase)To get practical knowledge by doing something.≈ Synonym: build experience🇺🇿UZ: tajriba orttirish🇷🇺RU: приобретать опыт and strengthen 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 benefitcycle of benefit (noun)A repeating process where good results keep helping everyone involved.≈ Synonym: chain of benefits🇺🇿UZ: foyda aylanmasi🇷🇺RU: цикл пользы 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 as 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.