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9.9
To make someone work at a firm under a formal training agreement
  • verb
  • /ˈɑrtɪkəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : contratar como aprendiz
  • After completing their assessments, they decided to article him as an apprentice chef for one year.

I became article to an estate agent's firm.

Examples

  • The company plans to article two new trainees under a formal apprenticeship agreement.

  • Before starting her training, she had to sign a contract that would article her for six months.

  • So can we just take care of this now, or do I need to article robot nuke out another article on the subject?

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  • You get Crawford in now, before I article 15 both your asses.

  • People will article when the BD2 box office is all over and done that will show those pics of her looking disinterested while he gazes at her the same as they did with the London promo pics from BD1 to prove their point that "she's not into him" still.

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Synonyms

to bind
vsto article
  • Formal
216 4.4

To make someone legally required to do something

creates a formal training obligation specifically, not any general duty
to contract
vsto article
  • Formal
64 3.5

Make a formal written agreement to have someone do work

binds a person into training for a set period rather than general agreement
to indenture
vsto article
  • Formal
9 8.9

To legally bind someone to work for a set time

binds someone for training rather than for service
to indent
vsto article
  • Archaic
9.9

To make someone legally work for another for a set time

binds a person for a fixed training period rather than a legal form

Phrasal Verbs

To cut out and keep a newspaper or magazine article to read later

Compounds

newspaper article
  • Literature
22 1.0

A report in a newspaper about recent events

A piece of writing in a magazine that explains a topic in detail

news article
  • Literature
18 1.2

A written report in a newspaper or website about recent events

A single item you wear, like a shirt or dress

A belief accepted without question by a group

feature article
  • Literature
3 3.8

A long newspaper or magazine article that explains one subject in detail

3 3.9

An article that gives a short summary and opinion of other people's work like books or research

A statement in a religious creed that people must accept

clickbait article
  • Literature
4.1

An online article that uses exciting or false headlines to make people click

The word 'the' that you put before a noun shows people know which one

An item offered for sale or trade in business

indefinite article
  • Specialized
1.0

A word like a or an used before one not specific thing

racy article
  • Offensive
8.4

An article that talks about sex to shock or excite readers

quickie article
  • Literature
6.7

A short informal news text that someone writes quickly with little research

Surface Forms

article infinitive
articled past
articled past participle
articling present participle
articles third person singular

Etymology

Article comes from Latin articulus 'small part', and the word was used for written 'terms' or clauses in a contract; to be 'articled' meant being put under those terms. So when someone is 'articled' to a firm, they are legally bound by a formal training contract.