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IPA (key ) : /ɛnˈlɪst/ , /ɪnˈlɪst/
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Rhymes: -ɪst
enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists , present participle enlisting , simple past and past participle enlisted )
( transitive ) To enter on a list ; to enroll ; to register .
( intransitive ) To voluntarily join a cause or organization , especially military service.
The army wants potential soldiers to enlist .
( transitive ) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
We enlisted fifty new members.
1890 , E. H. Parker , “On Race Struggles in Corea”, in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan [1] , volume XVIII, Tokyo: The Hakubunsha, →OCLC , page 218 :“The Emperor visited east-central China (江與京洛 ), and enlisted 400,000 soldiers and 500 Wu ships to cross the seas and go to P’ing-jang , (the Kao-li capital).”
( transitive ) To secure ; to obtain .
They enlisted the government's support.
1913 , Robert Barr , chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad [2] :“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. [ …] ”
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to enter on a list, enroll, register
to join a cause or organization
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: запі́свацца impf ( zapísvacca ) , запіса́цца pf ( zapisácca )
Bulgarian: постъ́пвам (bg) impf ( postǎ́pvam ) , постъ́пя pf ( postǎ́pja ) , запи́свам се (bg) impf ( zapísvam se ) , запи́ша се (bg) impf ( zapíša se )
Catalan: allistar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 入伍 (zh) ( rùwǔ ) ( enlist in a military ) , 入隊 / 入队 (zh) ( rùduì )
Czech: rukovat impf , narukovat pf
Esperanto: varbiĝi
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: liittyä (fi) ( cause or organization ) ; värväytyä (fi) ( especially military )
French: rejoindre (fr)
German: eintreten (de)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 入隊する (ja) ( にゅうたいする, nyūtai suru ) ( enlist in a military )
Korean: 입대하다 ( ipdaehada )
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: zapisywać się (pl) impf , zapisać się (pl) pf
Portuguese: alistar (pt)
Romanian: înrola (ro)
Russian: зачисля́ться (ru) impf ( začisljátʹsja ) , зачи́слиться (ru) pf ( začíslitʹsja ) , запи́сываться (ru) impf ( zapísyvatʹsja ) , записа́ться (ru) pf ( zapisátʹsja ) , поступа́ть (ru) impf ( postupátʹ ) , поступи́ть (ru) pf ( postupítʹ ) , вступа́ть (ru) impf ( vstupátʹ ) , вступи́ть (ru) pf ( vstupítʹ )
Slovak: rukovať impf , narukovať pf
Spanish: alistar (es) ( pronominal ) , sentar plaza
Turkish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: запи́суватися impf ( zapýsuvatysja ) , записа́тися pf ( zapysátysja )
Vietnamese: đăng lính (vi) , đăng (vi) , tòng quân (vi)
to recruit others
Belarusian: вербава́ць impf ( vjerbavácʹ ) , завербава́ць pf ( zavjerbavácʹ ) , запі́сваць impf ( zapísvacʹ ) , запіса́ць pf ( zapisácʹ )
Bulgarian: вербу́вам (bg) impf ( verbúvam )
Catalan: allistar (ca) , reclutar (ca)
Czech: nabírat impf , nabrat pf
Finnish: värvätä (fi) , rekrytoida (fi) ; hankkia jäseneksi ( into membership )
French: recruter (fr)
German: anwerben (de) , rekrutieren (de)
Ido: engajar (io)
Polish: werbować (pl) impf , zwerbować (pl) pf
Portuguese: recrutar (pt)
Russian: вербова́ть (ru) impf ( verbovátʹ ) , завербова́ть (ru) pf ( zaverbovátʹ ) , зачисля́ть (ru) impf ( začisljátʹ ) , зачи́слить (ru) pf ( začíslitʹ ) , набира́ть (ru) impf ( nabirátʹ ) , набра́ть (ru) pf ( nabrátʹ )
Spanish: enlistar (es) ( Mex. ) , reclutar (es)
Swedish: värva (sv) , rekrytera (sv)
Ukrainian: вербува́ти impf ( verbuváty ) , завербува́ти pf ( zaverbuváty ) , залуча́ти impf ( zalučáty ) , залучи́ти pf ( zalučýty ) , запи́сувати impf ( zapýsuvaty ) , записа́ти pf ( zapysáty )
Vietnamese: tuyển quân , tuyển (vi)
enlist (plural enlists )
One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
2006 , USA International Business Publications, Taiwan National Security And Defense Law And Regulations Handbook [3] :[ …] 19.17% are enlisted officers (including cadets and midshipmen with BA degrees and associate degrees, officers Designated Military Occupational Specialty, the enlists converting into conscripts], officers from ROTCs) ; 0.31% are conscripted [ …]
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