enroll
/ɛnˈɹoʊl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.45 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something).
American usage; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "All the citizens capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves."
- "An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling."
- "They were eager to enroll new recruits."
- "Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?"
- "Rather than stopping her education, she enrolled in a GED program so she could go to college."
- "Our quiuering Lances ſhaking in the aire, And bullets like Ioues dreadfull Thunderbolts, Enrolde in flames and fiery ſmoldering miſtes, Shall threat the Gods more than Cyclopian warres, […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛnˈɹoʊl/
- British English: /ɪnˈɹəʊl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
enrolls (present, singular)
enrolling (participle, present)
enrolled (participle, past)
enrolled (past)
enrol (alternative, Australia)
enroule (alternative, Early)
enrowle (alternative, Early)
inrol (alternative, Early)
inroll (alternative, Early)
inroule (alternative, Early)
inrowle (alternative, Early)