"recruit" meaning in English

See recruit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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

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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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recruited",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recruited",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recruiting",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "re‧cruit",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/rɪˈkrut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recruit.wav",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "New recruits go through a ten-day training session."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "recruited",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "recruiting",
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        "participle"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "re‧cruit",
  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
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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."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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    }
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    },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "New recruits go through a ten-day training session."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈkruːt/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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}

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