I.
noun
1 sb who offers to do sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ unpaid
▪
The office is staffed by unpaid ~s.
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ committed , dedicated , enthusiastic , willing
▪ qualified , trained
▪ potential , prospective
▪ conservation ( BrE ), hospital , Red Cross
▪ church , community
▪ local
▪ healthy
▪ human
▪ parent , student
… OF VOLUNTEERS
▪ army , band , group , network , team
▪
An army of ~s cooked meals for the children.
VERB + VOLUNTEER
▪ appeal for , ask for , call for , look for
▪
The charity is appealing for ~s to take elderly patients to and from hospital.
▪ find , get , recruit
▪
We can't get any ~s to help in the kitchen.
▪ become
▪ train
▪ provide
▪
The local community provided ~s to repair the road.
▪ could use ( esp. AmE ), need , want
▪ work as
VOLUNTEER + VERB
▪ come forward ( esp. BrE )
▪
Hundreds of ~s have come forward to offer their help.
▪ man sth , staff sth
▪ run sth
▪ carry sth out
▪ participate (in sth)
▪ provide support , support sb
▪
The support our ~s provide cannot be measured in purely practical terms.
▪ work
▪ help do sth
VOLUNTEER + NOUN
▪ staff , worker
▪ labour/labor
▪ group
▪ coordinator , counsellor/counselor , driver , helper ( BrE )
▪ firefighter , fireman
▪ organization
▪ activity , effort , service , work
▪ programme/program
▪ vacation ( AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
He worked as a ~ for Oxfam.
2 in the armed forces
ADJECTIVE
▪ army , civilian
VERB + VOLUNTEER
▪ recruit
▪ serve as
VOLUNTEER + NOUN
▪ army , corps , force , regiment , unit
▪ soldier
▪ military ( AmE )
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ graciously ( esp. AmE ), kindly
▪
David graciously ~ed to model for the art class.
▪
Barbara has kindly ~ed to lead the session.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
We ~ed as witnesses.
▪ for
▪
I ~ed for service in the Air Force.
Volunteer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ information