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enrolls

enrolls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enroll.

Meaning of enroll

Verb

enroll (third-person singular simple present enrolls, present participle enrolling, simple past and past participle enrolled)

  1. (transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
    • All the citizens capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves.1855–1858, William H[ickling] Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of.
    • They were eager to enroll new recruits.
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something).
    • Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
    1. (intransitive, reflexive) To register as a member of an educational institution.
    2. (US, intransitive, reflexive) To register for a class or course of study.
      • Rather than stopping her education, she enrolled in a GED program so she could go to college.2026 July 16, Nicholas Muhoro, “Inside the 2004 Brianna Maitland Case: One of Vermont’s Most Haunting Mysteries”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2026
    3. (Australia, New Zealand, intransitive, reflexive) To register to vote.

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Questions about enrolls

What is enrolls the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Enrolls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of enroll.

Words near enrolls in the dictionary

  1. enrolleth
  2. enrolling
  3. enrollings
  4. enrollment
  5. enrollments
  6. enrolls
  7. enrolment
  8. enrolments
  9. enrols
  10. Enron
  11. Enronomics

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