recruit
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to find and persuade people to join a company, an organization, or the army.
v.to enlist new members or potential employees for an organization, military force, or sports team.
Simple“The tech company is trying to recruit more software engineers from local universities.”
In context“The agency was tasked to recruit high-level executives who possessed both technical expertise and significant leadership experience in the renewable energy sector.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'to' or 'into'.
- 02 C1 Advanced
v.when young animals or plants become part of a main group or population.
v.to add new individuals to a population through birth, settlement, or maturation to a specific life stage.
Simple“The coral reef began to recruit new larvae after the water temperature returned to normal.”
In context“Ecologists observed that the forest failed to recruit new oak saplings due to the overpopulation of deer in the protected area.”
UsageUsed both transitively and intransitively in ecological contexts.
- 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a person who has recently joined an organization or the army.
n.a newly enlisted member of an organization, especially a soldier who has recently joined the armed forces.
Simple“The new recruits spent their first week learning the rules of the training camp.”
In context“The sergeant spent the afternoon drilling the raw recruits, ensuring they could execute basic maneuvers with precision before the field exercises began.”
“Chinese media has previously reported that Fang said both the FBI and CIA tried to recruit her.”
“The trial is hoping to recruit people who work in the poultry industry or are over the age of 65 - the two most at-risk groups.”
From French recruter (as a verb).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.