| Front | recruit |
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| Back | re•cruit verb, noun BrE /rɪˈkruːt/ NAmE /rɪˈkruːt/ verb verb forms word origin collocations example bank 1 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb) (to sth)| ~ sb to do sth to find new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities. They recruited several new members to the club. He's responsible for recruiting at all levels. 2 [transitive] ~ sb to do sth to persuade sb to do sth, especially to help you We were recruited to help peel the vegetables. 3 [transitive] ~ sth to form a new army, team, etc. by persuading new people to join it to recruit a task force re•cruit•er /BrE rɪˈkruːtə(r); NAmE rɪˈkruːtər/ noun re•cruit•ment /BrE rɪˈkruːtmənt; NAmE rɪˈkruːtmənt/ noun [uncountable] the recruitment of new members a recruitment drive noun word origin thesaurus example bank 1 a person who has recently joined the armed forces or the police the training of new recruits He spoke of us scornfully as raw recruits (= people without training or experience). 2 a person who joins an organization, a company, etc attempts to attract new recruits to the nursing profession |
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