recruit

/rɪˈkruːt/

Syllables re·cruit

Stress re-CRUIT

Phonics Breakdown

re

/rɪ/

weak schwa

cruit

/kruːt/

ew/ue

Meaning

to hire or enroll new people; a newly hired person

Sound Reference

💡

re=/rɪ/(return) + cruit=/kruːt/(fruit)

Example

The company plans to recruit new engineers this year.