noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/rɪˈkruːt.mənt /
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A style or process of recruiting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
The addition of new adult or breeding-age individuals (recruits) to a population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The full aeration of a lung.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 6
A physical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness, commonly occurring in those with hearing loss due to cochlear damage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enlisting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accomplishment, achievement
History
Etymology
From recruit + -ment. French recrutement.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
rekrutim
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Arabic:
تَعْبِئَة
(taʕbiʔa)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Armenian:
հավաքագրում
(havakʻagrum)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Belarusian:
вярбо́ўка
(vjarbówka)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Belarusian:
набо́р
(nabór)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Belarusian:
вербава́нне
(vjerbavánnje)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Belarusian:
вербава́ньне
(vjerbavánʹnje)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Belarusian:
рэкру́тынг
(rekrútynh)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Bulgarian:
рекрути́ране
(rekrutírane)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Bulgarian:
наби́ране
(nabírane)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Catalan:
reclutament
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Chinese Mandarin:
招聘
(zhāopìn)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Chinese Mandarin:
招收
(zhāoshōu)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Czech:
nábor
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Czech:
najímání
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Danish:
rekruttering
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Dutch:
werving
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Estonian:
värbamine
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Estonian:
nekrutivõtmine
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Finnish:
rekrytointi
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Finnish:
värväys
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
French:
recrutement
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Galician:
recrutamento
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Georgian:
გაწვევა
(gac̣veva)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Georgian:
დაკომპლექტება
(daḳomṗlekṭeba)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Georgian:
რეკრუტირება
(reḳruṭireba)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
German:
Rekrutierung
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
German:
Anwerbung
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
German:
Aushebung
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
German:
Einberufung
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Greek:
στρατολόγηση
(stratológisi)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Hindi:
भर्ती
(bhartī)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Hungarian:
toborzás
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Indonesian:
rekrutmen
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Indonesian:
perekrutan
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Indonesian:
penerimaan
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Irish:
earcaíocht
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Italian:
reclutamento
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Japanese:
募集
(boshū)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Japanese:
求人
(kyūjin)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Korean:
모집
(mojip)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Korean:
채용
(chaeyong)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Latin:
conquīsītiō
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Latvian:
vervēšana
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Latvian:
iesaukšana
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Lithuanian:
verbavimas
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Lithuanian:
šaukimas
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Macedonian:
собирање
(sobiranje)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Macedonian:
регрутација
(regrutacija)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Malay:
perekrutan
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Norwegian Bokmål:
rekruttering
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rekruttering
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Iranian Persian:
نیرویابی
(niruyâbi)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Polish:
rekrutacja
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Polish:
werbunek
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Portuguese:
recrutamento
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Romanian:
recrutare
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Russian:
вербо́вка
(verbóvka)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Russian:
набо́р
(nabór)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Russian:
наём
(najóm)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Russian:
рекру́тинг
(rekrúting)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Serbo-Croatian:
врбовање
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Serbo-Croatian:
vrbovanje
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Slovak:
nábor
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Spanish:
reclutamiento
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Swedish:
rekrytering
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Tagalog:
pagsungko
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian:
вербува́ння
(verbuvánnja)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian:
вербу́нок
(verbúnok)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian:
набі́р
(nabír)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian:
наймання́
(najmannjá)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian:
найо́м
(najóm)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
Ukrainian:
рекру́тинг
(rekrútynh)
— process or art of finding candidates or recruits
German:
Rekrutierung
— opening of collapsed lung alveoli
German:
Recruitment
— opening of collapsed lung alveoli
