conscript

«conscript» in Mova's school dictionary: made by law to join the army or armed forces — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a conscript, conscripts); verb (conscript, conscripts, conscripted, conscripting); noun conscription

meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) A person who is made by law to join the army or armed forces. tree →

2) (verb) To make someone join the armed forces by law. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, many young men were conscripted in both World Wars; in news, some countries still conscript young people today, including Ukraine during the war. Phrases: "be conscripted", "conscript army", "military conscription".

examples

• My great-grandad was conscripted in 1940. tree →
• Conscripts trained for only a few weeks. tree →
• Some countries still conscript young men. tree →
• Conscription was introduced in Britain in 1916. tree →
• He didn't volunteer; he was a conscript. tree →

note

Stress changes: noun "CON-script", verb "con-SCRIPT". A conscript is forced to join; a volunteer chooses to join. Noun: conscription.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «conscript» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.