The meaning of Enlist

phrasal verb

Get or try to get into communication by telephone

phrasal verb

To telephone someone

Usage examples:

He used to call me up in the middle of the night ., i just wanted to call up and say "thanks.", he …

phrasal verb

To phone someone

Usage examples:

Six months later, he called me up and asked if i wanted to work on the project., airplane mechanics…

verb

Enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

Usage examples:

They were conscripted into the army

noun

A person enlisted compulsorily.

Usage examples:

Army conscripts

verb

To force someone to work as a member of a group

Usage examples:

Soldiers conscripted factory workers to build a wall around the city., he emigrated from germany in…

noun

A preliminary version of a piece of writing.

Usage examples:

The first draft of the party's manifesto

verb

Prepare a preliminary version of (a document).

Usage examples:

I drafted a letter of resignation

adjective

Us spelling of draught (noun).

verb

Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.

Usage examples:

The firm employs 150 people

noun

The state of being employed for wages or a salary.

Usage examples:

I started work in the employ of a grocer

verb

To pay someone to work or do a job for you

Usage examples:

The factory employs 87 workers., jacobs employs this phrase repeatedly.

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.

Usage examples:

He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb

Consume all of one's attention or time

verb

Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.

Usage examples:

He enrolled in drama school

verb

To put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a group, course, or college

Usage examples:

Enrol sb for/in/on sth under the new rules, employees could be enrolled in a company-sponsored reti…

verb

Obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.

Usage examples:

We flew to san diego, hired a car, and headed for las vegas

noun

The action of hiring someone or something.

Usage examples:

Car hire is recommended

verb

Admit (someone) formally to a post or organization.

Usage examples:

Arrangements for inducting new members to an organization

verb

To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group

Usage examples:

She was inducted into the army., basketball hall of fame inductee cheryl miller will be there.

verb

To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony into a place of work, organization or group

Usage examples:

Last weekend, the group inducted 600 more members at another ceremony., induct sb as sth he was ind…

verb

Link; connect.

Usage examples:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Usage examples:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

(of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service.

Usage examples:

The government mobilized regular forces, reservists, and militia

verb

Make ready for action or use

verb

To organize people to support something or to make a part of an organization ready for a special purpose

Usage examples:

We're teaching people to mobilize and show their support for their libraries., [ u ] both parties h…

verb

Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.

Usage examples:

17,000 men had been mustered on haldon hill

noun

A formal gathering of troops, especially for inspection, display, or exercise.

Usage examples:

He attended the musters, which were called to train all able-bodied men

verb

Summon up, call forth, or bring together

abbreviation

President.

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

verb

Lift or move to a higher position or level.

Usage examples:

She raised both arms above her head

noun

An increase in salary.

Usage examples:

He wants a raise and some perks

verb

Move upwards

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

Usage examples:

De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

noun

A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

Usage examples:

A rally attended by around 100,000 people

verb

Subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.

Usage examples:

He rallied her on the length of her pigtail

verb

Enlist (someone) in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

We recruit our toughest soldiers from the desert tribes

noun

A person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained.

Usage examples:

The intention is to influence many of those new recruits into becoming army reserve officers.

verb

Cause to assemble or enlist in the military

phrasal verb

Commit oneself to a period of employment, education, or in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

He was just seventeen when he signed up

phrasal verb

To join a group or organization

Usage examples:

Kathy signed up for the soccer team this year.

noun

An occasion when you start doing or having something or start being a member of a group, especially by signing a document

Usage examples:

Instead of paying a sign-up fee, investors pay a fee based on the amount they invest., the card rec…

collocation

Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

phrasal verb

Engage an employee.

Usage examples:

He took me on as an apprentice

phrasal verb

Be willing or ready to meet an adversary or opponent.

Usage examples:

A group of villagers has taken on the planners