recruit
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer,…To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
» We tried to recruit Tom.
Meaning
6 sensesTo enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
rekrutieren, anwerben, werben
вербова́тьverbovátʹ, завербова́тьzaverbovátʹ, нанима́тьnanimátʹ
вербува́тиverbuváty, завербо́вуватиzaverbóvuvaty, завербува́тиzaverbuváty
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
the army was recruited for a campaign
they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle
rekrutieren
(intransitive)To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.
To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.
(dated, intransitive)To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.
Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
Go to the country to recruit.
(archaic)To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.
- cause to assemble or enlist in military
- seek to employ
- register formally as a participant or member
Examples
61 sentencesWe tried to recruit Tom.
I'm recruiting drivers.
Tom recruited Mary.
Have you ever recruited foreign workers?
Dan likes to bully new recruits.
Translations
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Origin
From French recruter (as a verb).From French recruter (as a verb).
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Forms
recruits, recruiting, recruited, recruitedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle