recruit
gb/ɹɪkɹˈut/ us/ɹɪkɹˈut/
A2
English
~ 3200
toboroz, újonc, új belépő, új tag, katonának toboroz, besoroz
VERB
B1
1
toboroz
B2
Usage pattern:
to recruit [someone] to/for [organization or group]
The company is looking to recruit more software engineers this year.
A cég idén több szoftvermérnököt szeretne toborozni.
They are trying to recruit local residents for the neighborhood watch program.
Helyi lakosokat próbálnak toborozni a szomszédfigyelő programba.
Our club is recruiting new players for the summer season.
Learner examples
We need to recruit more workers.
Több dolgozót kell toboroznunk.
She will recruit people for the project.
Embereket fog toborozni a projekthez.
They want to recruit students for the trip.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recruit' with 'hire', but 'recruit' is about finding and persuading people, not just giving them a job.
Meaning
Persuade someone to join
Collocations
recruit new members
|actively recruit
|recruit volunteers
|recruit staff
|recruit talent
Synonyms
enlist (Often used for joining the military, but can also mean joining a cause.)
|
sign up (Informal; usually for events, activities, or memberships.)
Antonyms
dismiss (Means to remove someone from a position or group, opposite of adding them.)
Themes
business
|employment
|sports
|work
|communication
Definition
To ask or convince someone to join a group or work for you.
To try to persuade someone to become a member of an organization, team, or cause.
NOUN
A2
2
The recruits will undergo training before starting their duties.
Az újoncok képzésen vesznek részt, mielőtt megkezdik a feladataikat.
As a new recruit, she was eager to learn.
Újoncként nagyon lelkesen tanult.
The army welcomed hundreds of fresh recruits this month.
Learner examples
He is a new recruit in the team.
Új tag a csapatban.
The company has many recruits this year.
A cégnek idén sok új belépője van.
She is the youngest recruit in the office.
Meaning
A new member of a group
Collocations
new recruit
|army recruit
|fresh recruit
Synonyms
newcomer (General term for someone new in any context.)
|
trainee (Someone new who is being trained for a role.)
Antonyms
veteran (An experienced member of an organization, opposite of being new.)
Themes
business
|employment
|sports
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A person who has just joined a group or started working somewhere.
A person who has recently joined an organization, team, or cause.
VERB
B1
3
besoroz
B2
Usage pattern:
to recruit [someone] into [branch of military]
The government plans to recruit more soldiers next year.
A kormány jövőre több katonát tervez toborozni.
They are recruiting young men into the navy.
Fiatal férfiakat toboroznak a haditengerészethez.
The army actively recruits in rural areas.
Learner examples
The army will recruit 500 people.
A hadsereg 500 embert fog toborozni.
They recruit soldiers every year.
Minden évben toboroznak katonákat.
He was recruited into the air force.
Meaning
Enlist for military service
Collocations
recruit soldiers
|recruit for the army
|military recruit
Synonyms
draft (Often implies compulsory enlistment rather than voluntary.)
|
enlist (Can mean volunteering oneself or bringing others into service.)
Antonyms
discharge (To officially release someone from military service.)
Themes
military
|politics
|work
Definition
To bring someone into the army, navy, or other military service.
To formally enlist someone into the armed forces.
Grammar
Dictionary form
recruit
IPA
GB/ɹɪkɹˈut/
US/ɹɪkɹˈut/
Syllables & stress
re - cruit (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cruit)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: recruit
- Plural: recruits
Verb
- Base: recruit
- 3rd Person Singular: recruits
- Present Participle: recruiting
- Past: recruited
Word family
Forms
recruits
noun
recruiting
verb
recruited
verb
Core family
recruitment
noun B1
recruiter
noun B2
Expressions
new recruit
1/njˈu ɹɪkɹˈut/
fixed phrase
Recently joined member of a group
A person who has just joined a team, company, or other group.
Examples
- As a new recruit, you will have a mentor for your first month.
- The new recruits are still learning the rules.
recruit talent
1/ɹɪkɹˈut tˈælənt/
fixed phrase
Find and attract skilled people
To look for and get skilled people to work for you.
Examples
- Tech companies compete fiercely to recruit talent from top universities.
- Our HR team is working hard to recruit talent in the design field.
recruit volunteers
1/ɹɪkɹˈut vˌɑləntˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
Find unpaid helpers for work/events
To look for and get people who work without pay to help with something.
Examples
- We need to recruit volunteers for the charity event.
- The school is recruiting volunteers to help with the festival.