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enlisted

enlisted is the simple past and past participle of enlist.

Meaning of enlist

Verb

enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)

  1. (transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
    Synonyms:
    enscroll
  2. (intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
    • The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
  3. (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
    • We enlisted fifty new members.
  4. (transitive) To secure; to obtain.
    • They enlisted the government's support.

See all 5 meanings of enlist

Adjective

enlisted (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the military, but not as a commissioned officer.

Noun

enlisted (uncountable)

  1. Those individuals who have enlisted in the military and who are not commissioned officers.

Words formed from enlisted

Words that rhyme with enlisted

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Questions about enlisted

What does enlisted mean?
Enlisted means belonging to the military, but not as a commissioned officer.
What is enlisted the simple past and past participle of?
Enlisted is the simple past and past participle of enlist.
What part of speech is enlisted?
Enlisted can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near enlisted in the dictionary

  1. enlinked
  2. enlinking
  3. enlinkment
  4. enlinks
  5. enlist
  6. enlisted
  7. enlistee
  8. enlistees
  9. enlister
  10. enlisters
  11. enlisting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enlisted (page history and authors); enlist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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