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
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
Sawitskas has recruited a pair of co-workers, Troy Leverton and Pim Renting, who work in various aspects of ride engineering, to help in the task.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Questions are also being asked about major security lapses, including how the attacker was recruited by Flydubai and given clearance to fly a plane filled with Israelis to Tel Aviv.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Natalie turned and saw the girl Patience had recruited to be their emcee.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
