enlist
/ɛnˈlɪst/ verb C1- To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
- To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. · The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
- To recruit the aid or membership of others. · We enlisted fifty new members.
- To secure; to obtain. · They enlisted the government's support.
He/she/it enlists · Past enlisted · Past participle enlisted · -ing form enlisting
Verb forms
- Base form
- enlist
- He/she/it
- enlists
- Past
- enlisted
- Past participle
- enlisted
- -ing form
- enlisting
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