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to enroll

to enroll

164 2.7
To register officially to take a course or join a group
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈroʊl/
  • US
translation icon : inscribirse
  • Marianne said softly, "I'm going to enroll in summer school, in about six weeks."
  • enroll in a course
  • enroll in college
  • students enroll

They said yes, if you enroll as an actor.

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Examples

  • I enrolled us in Journey Through Judaism class.

    Simchas and Sorrows (2022)

  • Once you actually are enrolled, you have lifetime access to the course.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • If you were to enroll your daughter here, I am sure she would do just fine.

    John, 316 (2021)

  • Adults are required to enroll in a plan or they must pay a fine.

    Harvard University

  • Most of the students enroll in this course as one of their first education courses.

    Academic text (2011)

  • No, no, I need my son enrolled this spring.

    Igby Goes Down (2002)

  • She happened to be enrolled in the same year as me.

    True Geordie

  • I've enrolled in a night school gardening course.

    Gable and Lombard (1976)

  • 1957: Nine African-American students enroll at Central High School, an all-white school.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I decided to enroll in a cooking class to learn how to make Italian dishes.

Synonyms

to join
vsto enroll
∞ 1.0

Become a member of a group or take part in its activities

is the official recorded registration that makes membership formal
to register
vsto enroll
603 2.8

To record information officially, for example names or events

is the official signing specifically for joining courses, organizations, or activities
to enter
vsto enroll
535 1.1

To register to take part in a competition or event

is the specific official registration process for membership or course participation
to sign up
vsto enroll
408 1.3

To join an activity or service by giving your name

is the formal official registration process for membership or course participation
to inscribe
vsto enroll
  • Formal
3 5.9

Put your name on an official list to join a group

is the modern official process for joining courses and organizations
to enter the competition
vsto enroll
3 2.8

To sign up to take part in a contest

is the wider official joining action, not limited to contests

Antonyms

to withdraw
466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

to drop out
214 3.0

To leave a course, competition or group before finishing

How Official

to matriculate
  • Formal
7 8.2
to register
603 2.8
to enroll
  • US
164 2.7
to sign up
408 1.3

Surface Forms

enroll infinitive
enrolled past
enrolled past participle
enrolling present participle
enrolls third person singular

Morphology

enroll = roll (semi-transparent) = en + roll + en

Formally analyzable as 'en-' + 'roll', but the relevant sense of 'roll' meaning 'list/register' is less familiar to many learners, so the meaning 'register' is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Enroll comes from an old practice of writing names on a roll, a 'list' of people kept on a long piece of paper. That's why to enroll means to register or sign up: you are putting your name on the list.