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enlists

enlists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enlist.

enlists is the plural 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

Questions about enlists

What is enlists the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Enlists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enlist.

Words near enlists in the dictionary

  1. enlister
  2. enlisters
  3. enlisting
  4. enlistment
  5. enlistments
  6. enlists
  7. enlit
  8. enlive
  9. enlived
  10. enliven
  11. enlivened

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enlists (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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