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R0091900 (rĭ-kro͞ot′)v. re·cruit·ed, re·cruit·ing, re·cruits v.tr.1. a. To enlist (persons) in military service.b. To strengthen or raise (an armed force) by enlistment.2. To hire or enroll, or seek to hire or enroll (new employees, members, or students).3. To renew or restore (health or vitality, for example).v.intr.1. To enlist personnel in a military force.2. To recruit new employees, members, or students.n.1. A newly engaged member of a military force, especially one of the lowest rank or grade.2. A new member of an organization.

[French recruter, from obsolete recrute, recruit, variant of recrue, from feminine past participle of recroître, to grow again, from Old French recroistre : re-, re- + croistre, to grow (from Latin crēscere; see ker- in Indo-European roots).]

re·cruit′er n.re·cruit′ment n.

recruit

(rɪˈkruːt) vb1. (Military) a. to enlist (men) for military serviceb. to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment2. (tr) to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)3. to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew4. archaic to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)n5. (Military) a newly joined member of a military service6. any new member or supporter[C17: from French recrute literally: new growth, from recroître to grow again, from Latin recrēscere from re- + crēscere to grow] reˈcruitable adj reˈcruiter n reˈcruitment n

re•cruit

(rɪˈkrut)

n. 1. a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces. 2. a new member of a group, organization, or the like. 3. a fresh supply of something. v.t. 4. to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces. 5. to raise (a force) by enlistment. 6. to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members. 7. to furnish with a fresh supply; replenish; renew. 8. to renew or restore (health, strength, etc.). 9. to seek to hire, enroll, or enlist: to recruit executives. v.i. 10. to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces. 11. to engage in finding and attracting new members. 12. to recover, or gain new supplies of, something lost or wasted. [1635–45; (n.) < dial. French recrute= French recrue new growth, n. use of feminine past participle of recroître (re- re- + croître < Latin crēscere to grow)] re•cruit′er, n. re•cruit′ment, n.

recruit

Past participle: recruited
Gerund: recruiting

Imperative
recruit
recruit

Present
I recruit
you recruit
he/she/it recruits
we recruit
you recruit
they recruit

Preterite
I recruited
you recruited
he/she/it recruited
we recruited
you recruited
they recruited

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

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

Future
I will recruit
you will recruit
he/she/it will recruit
we will recruit
you will recruit
they will recruit

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 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

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

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

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

Conditional
I would recruit
you would recruit
he/she/it would recruit
we would recruit
you would recruit
they would recruit

Past Conditional
I would have recruited
you would have recruited
he/she/it would have recruited
we would have recruited
you would have recruited
they would have recruited

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recruit - a recently enlisted soldier military recruitBlack and Tan - an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forcesraw recruit - an inexperienced and untrained recruitsprog - a new military recruityard bird, yardbird - a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
	2.	recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)enlisteefledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter - any new participant in some activity
Verb	1.	recruit - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"enrol, enroll, inscribe, entermuster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the armyunionise, unionize - recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers"register - enroll to vote; "register for an election"matriculate - enroll as a studentregister - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	2.	recruit - seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"enlist, engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
	3.	recruit - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"levy, raisemuster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army

recruit

verb1. gather, take on, obtain, engage, round up, enrol, procure, proselytize He helped to recruit volunteers to go to Pakistan.2. assemble, raise, levy, round up, call up, muster, mobilize He's managed to recruit an army of crooks.3. enlist, draft, call up, conscript, impress, sign up, round up, enrol He had the forlorn job of trying to recruit soldiers.
enlist fire, dismiss, sack (informal), lay off, make redundant, give someone his or her P45 (informal)noun1. beginner, trainee, apprentice, novice, convert, initiate, rookie (informal), helper, learner, neophyte, tyro, greenhorn (informal), proselyte A new recruit could well arrive later this week.

Translations

吸收征募新兵新成员

recruit

(rəˈkruːt) noun1. a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc. 新兵2. a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc. Our party needs new recruits before the next election.新成员 verb to cause to join the army, a society etc. We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society? 征募，吸收 reˈcruitment noun招收

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dead marine

slang An empty bottle from an alcoholic beverage. (Potentially considered objectionable.) The yard was littered with dead marines the morning after the wild party. He looked up just in time to see a dead marine being swung at his face.See also: dead, marine

raw recruit

A man or woman who is inexperienced and newly recruited to some organization. The number of raw recruits for the police force has plummeted for the third year in a row. We're touring around various high schools across the state looking for raw recruits to join the military after they graduate. My job is to turn raw recruits into fully fledged soldiers.See also: raw, recruit

recruit for (something)

1. To seek out new members for some group, company, or organization to which one belongs. There are a bunch of people in the student union building recruiting for various clubs and teams. I wish they wouldn't recruit for the army inside of our high school like that.2. To hire, enlist, or enroll new members for some group, company, or organization to which one belongs. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "recruit" and "for." I heard they recruited Tim for the Navy! I went to a few different universities looking to recruit a few talented engineers for our new firm.See also: recruit

recruit from (something or some place)

1. To seek out new members for one's group, company, or organization from some location or source. We've had to recruit from abroad because there simply aren't enough people in this country with the skillsets we need. The military recruits from all over the country, but has the most success in Southern and Midwestern states.2. To hire, enlist, or enroll new members for one's group, company, or organization from some location or source. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "recruit" and "from." We try our best to recruit from the local area first, before expanding our search to other parts of the state. We recruit our engineers from the very best post-graduate courses around the country.3. To hire, enlist, or enroll new members for one's group, company, or organization from some other group, company, or organization. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "recruit" and "from." I heard they recruited the new CFO from one of our biggest competitors. A lot of companies have non-compete clauses in their employment contracts so that they don't have staff recruited from them by competing businesses.See also: recruit

recruit (one) into (something

To hire, enlist, or enroll one into some group, company, or organization. I wish they wouldn't try to recruit high school kids into the military right in the middle of the cafeteria like that. Sarah has been trying to recruit me into her spirituality club, but I have my suspicions that it's some kind of cult.See also: recruit

raw recruit

a new, inexperienced, or fresh recruit, such as someone just entering the army, navy, police, etc. These boys are nothing but raw recruits. They've never seen a gun up close!See also: raw, recruit

recruit someone for something

to seek and engage someone for something. Harry had to recruit a few people for the new jobs that opened up. We recruited three more people for the project.See also: recruit

recruit someone from something

to convince someone to leave something and join one's own group. Phyllis recruited a new work team from the company she used to work for. We recruited a number of people from private industry.See also: recruit

recruit someone into something

to seek out and induct someone into something. The recruitment office tried to recruit ten people a week into the army. The army recruited almost no one during the month of December.See also: recruit

dead marine

verbSee dead soldierSee also: dead, marine

marine (recruit)

and marine officer n. an empty beer or liquor bottle. (see also dead soldier, dead marine. These expressions are probably meant as derogatory to either marines or officer.) Every now and then the gentle muttering of the customers was accented by the breaking of a marine as it hit the floor. There’s a marine officer laying in the fireplace. See also: marine, recruit

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verb gather

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verb enlist

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noun beginner

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noun a recently enlisted soldier

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noun any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

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verb register formally as a participant or member

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verb seek to employ

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verb cause to assemble or enlist in the military

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