recruit
noun
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
recruited
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past participleof recruit.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recruit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recruitnouna newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
Example Sentences
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He specifically recruited Kueppers to Stanford because of her doctoral research involving a technique called "interferometric scattering microscopy."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The last time city leaders recruited a new chief, the search process was nationwide, lasting more than 10 months, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The defendant said he spent a short period in a "home for problem children" where he met one of those who later recruited him to the Foxtrot Network, a teenager with the username UnknownHustler.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
He has recruited young politicians with large online followings, including Ana Elisa, a 21-year-old newly elected lawmaker from Minas Gerais state who has millions of followers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ordinarily he simply would have recruited someone else to masquerade as Campbell and claim the money, but of late he had become increasingly wary.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
