to enlist
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4.2
- verb
- /ɪnˈlɪst/
:
alistarse
- Men waited in lines, eager to enlist, and few were turned back.
- enlist in the army
- enlist in the Navy
- enlist in the military
Soldiers who had received their discharges might also go on to enlist in evoquata units.
- Soldiers who had received their discharges might also go on to enlist in evoquata units.
- And he went into the Army and just enlisted.
- I think he's the kind of guy to inspire young Americans to enlist.
- When it broke out, he enlisted and then he was in Korea, a Bronze Star, awarded a Bronze Star.
- Of course, he's he's a bit older, but his brother Cecil enlists in the army, in the infantry and converts to Catholicism.
- And there was a few months before actually enlisted.
- They the discrepancy start with how long he re enlisted for.
- So you you enlist and they're like, OK, so in three months, you you got it.
- By by this time three years at war, he had contempt for if he met a guy who hadn't enlisted, that guy was in some trouble.
Examples
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I enlisted yesterday.
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The next day I enlisted in the Army.
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So if you want to enlist, please come up and see me.
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What year did you enlist?
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I was ordered by the Party to enlist.
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You can enlist now and not report for 180 days.
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I tried to enlist in '41, but was rejected.
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Narrator 1: A year later, Ali formally refuses to enlist in the Army.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the United Kingdom, able-bodied men enlist to fulfil their duty.
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If you are interested in serving your country, you can enlist in the military during the recruitment drive.
Synonyms
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1.3
To join an activity or service by giving your name
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3.2
To find people to join a group or organization
To officially add someone to the army as a soldier
Antonyms
How Voluntary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enlist comes from en- 'in' plus list 'a list', so it originally meant 'to put your name on a list'. Think of joining the army as 'writing your name on the list' or 'signing up', which is why to enlist means to join a service or to ask someone to join.