Definitions of enlist [ɛnˈlɪst]

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Definition of 'enlist'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) enlist
to enroll, usu. voluntarily, for military service.

2. enlist
to enter into some cause or enterprise.

3. (v.t.) enlist
to engage for military service:
to enlist soldiers for the army.

4. enlist
to secure (a person, services, aid, etc.) for some cause or enterprise:
They enlisted our support.

Etymology: (1690–1700)

Definition of 'enlist'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) enlist
join the military

2. (verb) engage, enlist
hire for work or assistance
"engage aid, help, services, or support"

3. (verb) enlist, draft, muster in
engage somebody to enter the army

Definition of 'enlist'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) enlist
to join the military
She enlisted in the air force.

2. enlist
to ask for and receive help
I enlisted my brother to help me.; We enlisted the help of two people on the street.

Definition of 'enlist'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) enlist
to enter on a list; to enroll; to register

2. (verb) enlist
to engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men

3. (verb) enlist
to secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise

4. (verb) enlist
to enroll and bind one's self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war

5. (verb) enlist
to enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled

Translation of 'enlist'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to join an army etc My father enlisted on the day after war was declared.
Afrikaans: aansluit, aanwerwing	Arabic: يَتَجَنَّد	Bulgarian: постъпвам в
Brazilian: alistar-se	Czech: vstoupit do armády	German: anwerben
Danish: melde sig; blive rekrutte	Greek: κατατάσσομαι στο στρατό	Spanish: alistar
Estonian: väeteenistusse astuma	Farsi: به خدمت نظام رفتن	Finnish: värväytyä
French: (s')engager	Hebrew: לְהִתגָיֵיס	Hindi: भर्ती करना, सूचिपत्र में
Croatian: prijaviti se u vojsku	Hungarian: beáll katonának	Indonesian: masuk militer
Icelandic: gangaí her	Italian: arruolarsi	Japanese: 入隊する
Korean: 입대하다	Lithuanian: stotiį karo tarnybą	Latvian: iesaukt; iestāties (karad
Malay: menyertai tentera	Dutch: dienst nemen	Norwegian: (la seg) verve, innruller
Polish: zaciągnąć (się) do wojska	Persian: به خدمت نظام رفتن	Pashto: په لست كې نيول، لښكرې خدم
Portuguese: alistar-se	Romanian: a (se)înrola	Russian: поступать на военную служ
Slovak: vstúpiť do armády	Slovenian: javiti se (v vojsko)	Serbian: stupiti u vojsku
Swedish: ta värvning	Thai: สมัครเป็นทหาร	Turkish: orduya katılmak
Taiwanese: 徵募	Ukrainian: вступати на військову слу	Urdu: فوج میں نام اندراج کروانا
Vietnamese: nhập ngũ	Chinese: 征募
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