# enrolled

/ɛnˈɹoʊɫd/ (US) · /ɛnɹˈəʊld/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/enrolled
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 2. being a member

adjective · CEFR B2 · Formal

describes someone who is officially a member of a school or group.

For teachers: functioning as a participial adjective to describe a person who is officially registered in an educational institution or programme.

- The number of enrolled students has increased by ten percent this year.
- The administration sent a formal notification to all enrolled participants regarding the change in the examination schedule.

Usage: Usually appears before the noun it modifies.

## Examples

- She enrolled in a local cooking class last week.
- After receiving his acceptance letter, he immediately enrolled in the university's engineering program for the fall semester.
- The registrar confirmed that over five hundred students had enrolled in the introductory psychology course, necessitating the opening of a second lecture hall to accommodate the demand.

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