recruit
gb/ɹɪkɹˈut/ us/ɹɪkɹˈut/
A2
Inglês
~ 3200
Aceções
0 aceções
Verbo
B1
action
1
Persuade someone to join
To ask or convince someone to join a group or work for you.
Padrão de uso:
to recruit [someone] to/for [organization or group]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'recruit' with 'hire', but 'recruit' is about finding and persuading people, not just giving them a job.
Sinónimos
enlist (Often used for joining the military, but can also mean joining a cause.)
|
sign up (Informal; usually for events, activities, or memberships.)
Antónimos
dismiss (Means to remove someone from a position or group, opposite of adding them.)
Colocações
recruit new members
|actively recruit
|recruit volunteers
|recruit staff
|recruit talent
Temas
business
|employment
|sports
|work
|communication
Exemplos
- The company is looking to recruit more software engineers this year.
- They are trying to recruit local residents for the neighborhood watch program.
- Our club is recruiting new players for the summer season.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- We need to recruit more workers.
- She will recruit people for the project.
- They want to recruit students for the trip.
Nome
A2
entity
2
A new member of a group
A person who has just joined a group or started working somewhere.
Sinónimos
newcomer (General term for someone new in any context.)
|
trainee (Someone new who is being trained for a role.)
Antónimos
veteran (An experienced member of an organization, opposite of being new.)
Colocações
new recruit
|army recruit
|fresh recruit
Temas
business
|employment
|sports
|work
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The recruits will undergo training before starting their duties.
- As a new recruit, she was eager to learn.
- The army welcomed hundreds of fresh recruits this month.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He is a new recruit in the team.
- The company has many recruits this year.
- She is the youngest recruit in the office.
Verbo
B1
action
3
Enlist for military service
To bring someone into the army, navy, or other military service.
Padrão de uso:
to recruit [someone] into [branch of military]
Sinónimos
draft (Often implies compulsory enlistment rather than voluntary.)
|
enlist (Can mean volunteering oneself or bringing others into service.)
Antónimos
discharge (To officially release someone from military service.)
Colocações
recruit soldiers
|recruit for the army
|military recruit
Temas
military
|politics
|work
Exemplos
- The government plans to recruit more soldiers next year.
- They are recruiting young men into the navy.
- The army actively recruits in rural areas.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The army will recruit 500 people.
- They recruit soldiers every year.
- He was recruited into the air force.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
recruit
IPA
GB/ɹɪkɹˈut/
US/ɹɪkɹˈut/
Sílabas e acento
re - cruit (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cruit)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: recruit
- Plural: recruits
Verb
- Base: recruit
- 3rd Person Singular: recruits
- Present Participle: recruiting
- Past: recruited
Família de palavras
Forms
recruits
noun
recruiting
verb
recruited
verb
Core family
recruitment
noun B1
recruiter
noun B2
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- We need to recruit volunteers for the charity event.
- The school is recruiting volunteers to help with the festival.