enroll

B2 Topic:People & Society

Also spelled enrol

US /ɛnˈɹoʊl/ UK /ɪnˈɹəʊl/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #22495

Meanings

1

verb
To officially join a course, school, or organization.

Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
2

verb
To officially sign someone up as a member or participant.

They were eager to enroll new recruits.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to officially join a... enlist joinsign upsubscribe

2 verb · to officially sign someone... register recruitsign up

Word family

Forms enrolledenrollingenrolls

Derived forms disenrollenrollableenrolleeenrollerenrollmentnonenrolledoverenrolledreenrollunenrollunenrolled

Etymology

From Middle English enrollen, from Anglo-Norman enroller; by surface analysis, en- + roll.

enrollen Middle English enroller xno

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Topics

People & Society Education & Learning

# enroll

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɛnˈɹoʊl
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈɹəʊl
**Frequency rank:** 22495

## Meanings
1. To officially join a course, school, or organization.
2. To officially sign someone up as a member or participant.

## Examples
- Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
- They were eager to enroll new recruits.

## Derived Forms
- disenroll
- enrollable
- enrollee
- enroller
- enrollment
- nonenrolled
- overenrolled
- reenroll
- unenroll
- unenrolled

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: enrollen
- Root: enroller

## Etymology
From Middle English enrollen, from Anglo-Norman enroller; by surface analysis, en- + roll.

## AI Etymology
Enroll comes from Middle English enrollen, from Anglo-Norman enroller; by surface analysis, en- + roll. In current use, the main senses are “To officially join a course, school, or organization” and “To officially sign someone up as a member or participant”.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Education & Learning

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