enrol

    verbBand 6

    UKɪnˈrəʊl
    USɪnˈroʊl

    To officially register as a member or student of a course or institution.

    A new blank student card on a lanyard, a fountain pen and a signed blank form on a desk, with a campus visible through the window
    A new card and a signed form: you enrol when you officially join a course.

    Thousands of students enrol on the course each year.

    You need to enrol before the start of term.

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    enrol a courseenrol on a course

    Enrol takes 'on' or 'in', not a direct object in this meaning.

    Goes with

    Words that go with enrol: enrol on a course; enrol at a university; enrol students; enrol in a programme.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    registersign upjoin
    Opposite
    withdrawdrop out

    Word family

    The enrol family: enrol (verb), enrolment (noun).

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