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to recruit
01
to employ people for a company, etc.
Transitive: to recruit sb
Examples
The company is actively recruiting new graduates for entry-level positions.
02
to find people to join the armed forces
Transitive: to recruit soldiers
Examples
The military aimed to recruit new members to strengthen its forces.
03
to bring someone into a group, organization, or cause as a member or worker
Transitive: to recruit sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
recruit
3rd person singular
recruits
Present participle
recruiting
Past simple
recruited
Past participle
recruited
Examples
She was recruited as a volunteer for the environmental cleanup project.
Recruit
01
a person who has been newly hired or joined an organization or group
Examples
They advertised for recruits to join the program next season.
02
a person who has just joined the military and is undergoing initial training or has recently begun service
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
recruits
Examples
The recruit struggled with the physical demands of boot camp.
Lexical Tree
recruiter
recruitment
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