Collocations for "volunteering"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "volunteering" in context.
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volunteer
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [part, full]- time volunteer
- a [medical, school, social] volunteer
- is (entirely) [operated, run, managed, staffed] by volunteers
- the [church, government, council, association] needs volunteers
- needs volunteers to [help, make, serve, build]
- the army [consists, is made up] of volunteers and [professionals, conscripts]
- need a volunteer (from the audience)
- am asking for volunteers (to)
- volunteers in [Africa, Asia]
- volunteers in [war-torn, poor, ravaged] countries
- volunteers for the [army, mission, neighborhood watch]
- a [call, campaign, push] for volunteers
- a volunteer [firefighter, police officer, aid worker]
- volunteer to [help, work, organize, take, serve, be, do]
- volunteer at the [shelter, soup kitchen, hospital, church]
- volunteer for the [bake sale, fundraiser, race, event]
- have volunteered [on many occasions, many times]
- volunteer in [Africa, Haiti]
- [should, could, need to] volunteer
- volunteer their [time, energy, services, expertise, assistance]
- [eager, willing, unwilling] to volunteer
- volunteer information [on, regarding]
- volunteer information to the [police, authorities]
- volunteer [your husband, yourself]
'volunteering' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):