volunteer

S2 W2

BrE /ˈvɒləntɪə/ AmE /ˈvɑːlənˌtɪr/

noun, verb en → es

past volunteered pp volunteered ing volunteering

1 PERSON [noun] B1

a person who offers to do a job without being paid

persona voluntaria, voluntario/a

Collocations volunteer for something

  • She was a volunteer at the local hospital.

    Ella fue voluntaria en el hospital local.

2 ACT [intransitive], [transitive] B1

to offer to do something without being paid

ofrecerse para hacer algo, ser voluntario/a

  • volunteer for something

Collocations volunteer to do something

  • He volunteers at the local food bank.

    Él se ofrece para trabajar en el banco de alimentos local.

3 ORGANIZE [transitive] B2

to organize a group of people who offer to do jobs without being paid

organizar voluntarios, coordinar voluntariado

  • volunteer somebody for something
  • The organization volunteers people to help with disaster relief.

    La organización organiza a las personas para ayudar en la ayuda de desastres.

4 SITUATION [noun] B2

a situation in which people offer to do jobs without being paid

situación voluntaria, labor voluntaria

Collocations volunteer work

  • She does volunteer work at the local shelter.

    Ella hace trabajo voluntario en el refugio local.