"recruit" meaning in All languages combined

See recruit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /rɪˈkrut/ [US], /rɪˈkruːt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recruit.wav [UK] Forms: recruit [singular], recruits [plural]
enPR: rĭʹkro͞ot [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.
    Sense id: simple-recruit-en-noun-AYyrCK2l

Verb [English]

IPA: /rɪˈkrut/ [US], /rɪˈkruːt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recruit.wav [UK] Forms: recruit [canonical], recruits [third-person, singular], recruited [past], recruited [past, participle], recruiting [present, participle]
enPR: rĭʹkro͞ot [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.
    Sense id: simple-recruit-en-verb-ZHD9NLb-
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recruited",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recruited",
      "tags": [
        "past",
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    },
    {
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "re‧cruit",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds."
        },
        {
          "text": "The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts."
        },
        {
          "text": "The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse."
        },
        {
          "text": "A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers."
        },
        {
          "text": "Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school."
        },
        {
          "text": "Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers."
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/rɪˈkrut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
      "tags": [
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          "text": "New recruits go through a ten-day training session."
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds."
        },
        {
          "text": "The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts."
        },
        {
          "text": "The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse."
        },
        {
          "text": "A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers."
        },
        {
          "text": "Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school."
        },
        {
          "text": "Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers."
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
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          "text": "New recruits go through a ten-day training session."
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
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