verb · B2

Enrol

in-ROHL/ɪnˈrəʊl/

To enrol (UK) is to put your name on an official list: enrol on a course; enrol in a scheme. US spelling is enroll. Register is a close twin; join is everyday. Enrol online before Friday. Noun: enrolment. Do not mix with unroll (open a roll of paper).

Meaning

To put your name on an official list for a course or organisation (UK spelling).

Examples

“Enrol online before Friday or the module will be full.”
“US sites write enroll; UK handbooks keep enrol, which is an exam spelling point.”

Good to know

enrol on a course (UK); enrol in. US: enroll. Noun: enrolment. Close: register. Everyday: join. Trap: unroll. Admissions and evening classes.

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