How to pronounce "recruit"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "recruit"

Learn how to break down "recruit" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ɹɪˈkɹuːt/
/ɹɪˈkɹut/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

R AH0 K R UW1 T
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "recruit"

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɹuːt/

Noun

  • A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
  • A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
  • A hired worker
    Example: "These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews"
  • A new member of a certain population, usually a juvenile.

Verb

  • To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
    Example: "We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products"
  • To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
    Example: "the army was recruited for a campaign"
  • To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.
  • To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.
    Example: "Go to the country to recruit."
  • To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.

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