Meaning of "recruit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECRUIT

From French recrute literally: new growth, from recroître to grow again, from Latin recrēscere from re- + crēscere to grow.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RECRUIT

recruit  [rɪˈkruːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECRUIT

Recruit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb recruit in English.

WHAT DOES RECRUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Recruit

Recruit can refer to: ▪ a recently enlisted member of a military or paramilitary corps, still in training, as in : ▪ Army recruit ▪ Seaman recruit ▪ the lowest enlisted Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer, NATO equivalent to the NATO OR-1 grade ▪ a military person of the German Bundeswehr without any rank or grade during the basic training Remark The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"! Entertainment ▪ The Recruit, 2003 film starring Al Pacino ▪ Recruits, a 2009 Australian TV series about the New South Wales Police Force ▪ "The Recruit", 1973 British TV episode ▪ CHERUB: The Recruit, 2004 novel ▪ "Recruits", 1986 Canadian comedy movie similar to Police Academy Ships ▪ HMS Recruit, various ships of Britain's Royal Navy ▪ USS Recruit, various ships of the U.S. Navy Other ▪ Recruit, an advertisement, publication and human resources company...

Definition of recruit in the English dictionary

The first definition of recruit in the dictionary is to enlist for military service. Other definition of recruit is to raise or strengthen by enlistment. Recruit is also to enrol or obtain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECRUIT

PRESENT

Present

I recruit

you recruit

he/she/it recruits

we recruit

you recruit

they recruit

Present continuous

I am recruiting

you are recruiting

he/she/it is recruiting

we are recruiting

you are recruiting

they are recruiting

Present perfect

I have recruited

you have recruited

he/she/it has recruited

we have recruited

you have recruited

they have recruited

Present perfect continuous

I have been recruiting

you have been recruiting

he/she/it has been recruiting

we have been recruiting

you have been recruiting

they have been recruiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I recruited

you recruited

he/she/it recruited

we recruited

you recruited

they recruited

Past continuous

I was recruiting

you were recruiting

he/she/it was recruiting

we were recruiting

you were recruiting

they were recruiting

Past perfect

I had recruited

you had recruited

he/she/it had recruited

we had recruited

you had recruited

they had recruited

Past perfect continuous

I had been recruiting

you had been recruiting

he/she/it had been recruiting

we had been recruiting

you had been recruiting

they had been recruiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will recruit

you will recruit

he/she/it will recruit

we will recruit

you will recruit

they will recruit

Future continuous

I will be recruiting

you will be recruiting

he/she/it will be recruiting

we will be recruiting

you will be recruiting

they will be recruiting

Future perfect

I will have recruited

you will have recruited

he/she/it will have recruited

we will have recruited

you will have recruited

they will have recruited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been recruiting

you will have been recruiting

he/she/it will have been recruiting

we will have been recruiting

you will have been recruiting

they will have been recruiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would recruit

you would recruit

he/she/it would recruit

we would recruit

you would recruit

they would recruit

Conditional continuous

I would be recruiting

you would be recruiting

he/she/it would be recruiting

we would be recruiting

you would be recruiting

they would be recruiting

Conditional perfect

I would have recruit

you would have recruit

he/she/it would have recruit

we would have recruit

you would have recruit

they would have recruit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been recruiting

you would have been recruiting

he/she/it would have been recruiting

we would have been recruiting

you would have been recruiting

they would have been recruiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you recruit
we let´s recruit
you recruit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to recruit

Past participle

recruited

Present Participle

recruiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RECRUIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «recruit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of recruit

apprentice · assemble · beginner · call up · conscript · convert · draft · engage · enlist · enrol · gather · greenhorn · helper · impress · initiate · learner · levy · mobilize · muster · neophyte · novice · obtain · procure · proselyte · proselytize · raise · rookie · round up · sign up · take on · trainee · tyro

TRANSLATION OF RECRUIT

Find out the translation of recruit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of recruit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recruit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 招募
• Translator English - Spanish: reclutar
• English: recruit
• Translator English - Hindi: भर्ती
• Translator English - Arabic: مجند
• Translator English - Russian: рекрут
• Translator English - Portuguese: recrutar
• Translator English - Bengali: আরোগ্যলাভ করা
• Translator English - French: recruter
• Translator English - Malay: rekrut
• Translator English - German: anwerben
• Translator English - Japanese: 採用する
• Translator English - Korean: 모집하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Rekrut
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tuyển dụng
• Translator English - Tamil: பணியமர்த்த
• Translator English - Marathi: भरती
• Translator English - Turkish: acemi
• Translator English - Italian: reclutare
• Translator English - Polish: rekrut
• Translator English - Ukrainian: рекрут
• Translator English - Romanian: recrut
• Translator English - Greek: νεοσύλλεκτος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: werf
• Translator English - Swedish: rekrytera
• Translator English - Norwegian: rekrutt

10 QUOTES WITH «RECRUIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recruit.

1

Reza Aslan

Nobody, absolutely nobody, straps a bomb on their body because they were recruited from the Internet. It takes an enormous amount of personal face-to-face contact and time in order to recruit a young person into the cause of jihad.

2

Birch Bayh

In fact, I really didn't get enthused about his Secretary of State race until I attended a couple of his rallies and found out there were a bunch of young folks that there were a bunch of young folks that he had been able to recruit on his own.

3

Bear Bryant

If I miss coaching that much, I could go to some little school where they didn't recruit, where all the kids wanted to go. I believe I could find somewhere to coach.

4

Tim Buckley

We try to recruit good players and good people.

5

Paula Creamer

Every woman should recruit a female friend to take up golf so there will be more women available to play.

6

Charles Cumming

I find a difference in British spy fiction and American spy fiction. In the American version, it's more militaristic, partly because the CIA has more of the military makeup. Whereas MI6 is more of a cerebral, intelligence-based, relationship-based service, i.e., all they do is recruit people to get information out of them.

7

R. Lee Ermey

I was stationed at a marine recruit depot in San Diego from 1965 to 1967.

8

Stanley Fish

Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply.

9

Evan Glodell

I had a friend in high school who badly wanted to make movies and would recruit me as an actor. It was always so much fun. I decided, I'm going to go to Hollywood and make movies, which is a thought I'd never had before.

10

Michael Gove

It is vital that teachers can be paid more without having to leave the classroom. This will be particularly important to schools in the most disadvantaged areas as it will empower them to attract and recruit the best teachers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECRUIT»

Discover the use of recruit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recruit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Recruit

When James is recently orphaned, he is recruited by a secret agency for his math skills and must undergo one hundred days of grueling training.

Robert Muchamore, 2010

The Recruit

Robert Muchamore. “Mr. Choke, pick up your seat and get on with your work!” Miss Voolt shouted. “You say one more word, Samantha, I'll ...” James was never any good at comebacks. “I'll bloody ...” Samantha giggled. “What will you do, ...

Robert Muchamore, 2014

The New Recruit: Liam Scott

What if your prank killed your best friend.

Andy McNab, 2013

This Recruit: A Firsthand Account of Marine Corps Boot Camp, ...

This Recruit presents Lalor's nightly journal entries, beginning with the uneasy trip to the recruiter's office and the eerily quiet midnight bus ride to Parris Island.

Kieran Michael Lalor, 2010

The Recruit: A Highland Guard Novel

But with every gentle touch and heart-pounding kiss, Kenneth makes her want more. Now Mary wants his heart. But is this determined champion willing to surrender everything for love? From the Paperback edition.

Monica McCarty, 2012

How to Recruit and Hire Great Software Engineers: Building a ...

How do you find these rock star developers? Patrick McCuller, an experienced engineering and hiring manager, has made answering that question part of his life's work, and the result is this book.

Patrick McCuller, 2012

Parris Island: Once a Recruit, Always a Marine

Here, for the first time, Author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez, records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that make a Marine.

Eugene Alvarez, 2007

Recruit or Die: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in ...

A guerrilla guide to getting the best college graduates to work for you—without spending like Microsoft, McKinsey, and Goldman Sachs Recruit or Die is the first practical guide to the entry-level recruiting game—which is very different ...

Chris Resto, Ian Ybarra, Ramit Sethi, 2007

Ray's Recruit

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.

Charles King, 2010

The Morcai Battalion: The Recruit

hree years after the unprovoked attack on a peaceful colony, the war between the Rojok dynasty and the Tri-Galaxy Fleet rages on.

Diana Palmer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECRUIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recruit is used in the context of the following news items.

Video: BYU Football Recruit Shot In Arm Outside School

Police say BYU football recruit Charles West was shot in the arm outside of a Texas middle school Sunday night. Via D Magazine, video of the shooting has ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»

Prohm scores his first Iowa State recruit in Clinton's Ernst

Ernst, who averaged around 17 points and 18 rebounds for Clinton High School, was recruited by assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger. Prohm offered while Ernst ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»

ASU recruit gets probation in domestic violence case

PHOENIX (AP) — A suspended Arizona State football recruit was sentenced Monday to two years of probation for his misdemeanor plea in a domestic violence ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»

Suspended Arizona State football recruit pleads guilty

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - One of the top football recruits for Arizona State University was sentenced to probation Monday after being arrested for domestic violence. «FOX 10 News Phoenix, May 15»

One way to recruit firefighters: Offer kids ride to school in fire truck

That's what they're doing in Blasdell on Saturday as part of a statewide recruitment push. And Blasdell hasn't forgotten the parents, who could win a free rental of ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»

Cal men's basketball nabs huge talent in 5-star recruit Ivan Rabb

At 7 p.m. on Monday, ardent Cal basketball fans were glued to their phones. Five-star recruit Ivan Rabb — the No. 6 recruit in the country, from Oakland, ... «Daily Californian, Apr 15»

4-star recruit decommits from Oklahoma, reportedly 'disturbed' by …

North Mesquite (Texas) offensive tackle Jean Delance officially re-opened his recruitment on Monday morning, decommitting from the Oklahoma Sooners: ... «SB Nation, Mar 15»

South Sudan's militaries allegedly still recruiting child soldiers

KAMPALA, Uganda - South Sudan's military and rebel forces are recruiting children despite assurances to the contrary, Human Rights Watch said Monday, ... «CBS News, Feb 15»

South Carolina recruit Shameik Blackshear arrested on petit larceny …

BEAUFORT, S.C. -- South Carolina football recruit Shameik Blackshear was arrested on a petit larceny charge. Online records at the Beaufort County Detention ... «FOXSports.com, Feb 15»

Matt Colburn signs at Wake Forest

His high school coach, Tom Knotts, was so upset that he announced Louisville coach Bobby Petrino and his staff were barred from recruiting at Dutch Fork High. «ESPN, Feb 15»