enlisted
verb
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈlɪstɪd/
Definition
Signed up for service in the armed forces or secured the support or participation of someone in a cause.
Examples
Thousands of young men enlisted during the early years of the war.
She enlisted the help of her neighbors to organize the community garden.
He was enlisted as a private shortly after his eighteenth birthday.
How to Use enlisted
- enlist in (prepositional phrase)
- To join a military branch. — "He decided to enlist in the Air Force."
- enlist someone's help (collocation)
- To ask for assistance. — "I had to enlist my friend's help to fix the computer."
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