Used in a Sentence

inducted

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for inducted.

Editorial note

I was inducted into Mu Alpha Theta (a college level math honor society) in 11th grade, the earliest you can be inducted.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To bring in as a member; to make a part of.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of inducted gathered in one view.

verb

To bring in as a member; to make a part of.

verb

To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc.

verb

To introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inducted.

verb

To bring in as a member; to make a part of.

verb

To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc.

verb

To introduce into (particularly if certain knowledge or experience is required, such as ritual adulthood or cults).

verb

To draft into military service.

Example sentences

1

I was inducted into Mu Alpha Theta (a college level math honor society) in 11th grade, the earliest you can be inducted.

2

She mostly writes detective stories and was inducted into the crime writers hall of fame.

3

I was inducted into Mu Alpha Theta, a math honor society, when I was 16 and I tutored math.

4

I was inducted into Mu Alpha Theta in the 11th grade, a college level math honor society.

5

In fact, Tiptree, not Sheldon, has been inducted into the science fiction hall of fame, which is even weirder.

6

This includes new inductees (neophytes) who were ostensibly preparing and performing said skits to prove their worthiness to be inducted into such a fraternal group.

7

Notably, in the privacy vein, Zimmermann was also inducted in 2012.

8

What some programmers don't realize in this, is that this inducted preference is just the result larger and larger scale profits needs, influencing the programming world.

9

I met him when he was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame in 1978, and got his autograph on the program.

10

This guy should've been inducted in the first year.

11

I've been emailing one of your colleagues about working at cognitect - any chance you could help me get inducted into that software illuminati?

12

He is a member of YCombinator, the prestigious Silicon Valley incubator, and is the first to be inducted on talent alone, without requiring the established company/business model usually required for acceptance.

Quote examples

1

Also, I didn't realize that entrepreneurs were "inducted" into Y Combinator, or that Y Combinator required applicants to have an "established company/business model."

2

I liked this stat from Wheeler's bio: "Wheeler was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame in 2003, and in 2009, as a result of his work in promoting the growth and prosperity of the cable television industry and its stakeholders, was inducted into the Cable Television Hall of Fame.

3

It seems to be one of the biggest prison in the country, Bergen can house 258 inmates but it's not clear that there are bigger prisons, trawling through the official listing[0] and looking for "insette" (inducted/inmates) and "plasser" (places/seats) most prisons units are in the high 60s, with very few approaching 200.

4

I felt that his response was a gentle nudge to say "we expect you, as a programmer, to either read the spec or just write a test program, to get your answer." When I started out with IRC and Usenet I had to be inducted into the culture of doing due diligence and asking questions correctly, and I am better for it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use inducted in a sentence?

I was inducted into Mu Alpha Theta (a college level math honor society) in 11th grade, the earliest you can be inducted.

What does inducted mean?

To bring in as a member; to make a part of.

What part of speech is inducted?

inducted is commonly used as verb.