enter

[ en-ter ]

/ ˈɛn tər /

verb (used without object)

to come or go in: Knock before you enter.

to be admitted into a school, competition, etc.: Some contestants enter as late as a day before the race.

to make a beginning (often followed by on or upon): We have entered upon a new phase in history.

Theater. to come upon the stage (used in stage directions as the 3rd person imperative singular or plural): Enter Othello, and Iago at a distance.

verb (used with object)

to come or go into: He just entered the building. The thought never entered my mind.

to penetrate or pierce: The bullet entered the flesh.

to put in or insert.

to become a member of; join: to enter a club.

to cause to be admitted, as into a school, competition, etc.: to enter a horse in a race.

to make a beginning of or in, or begin upon; engage or become involved in: He entered the medical profession.

to share in; have an intuitive understanding of: In order to appreciate the novel, one must be able to enter the spirit of the work.

to make a record of; record or register: to enter a new word in a dictionary.

Law.

to make a formal record of (a fact).
to occupy or to take possession of (lands); make an entrance, entry, ingress in, under claim of a right to possession.
to file an application for (public lands).

Computers. to put (a document, program, data, etc.) into a computer system: Enter your new document into the word-processing system.

to put forward, submit, or register formally: to enter an objection to a proposed action; to enter a bid for a contract.

to report (a ship, cargo, etc.) at the custom house.

Verb Phrases

enter into,

to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider: We will enter into the question of inherited characteristics at a future time.
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of: There is another factor that enters into the situation.
to go into a particular state: to enter into a state of suspended animation.

Origin of enter

1200–50; Middle English entren < Old French entrer < Latin intrāre to enter, derivative of intrā within

ANTONYMS FOR enter

1 leave.

7 remove.

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OTHER WORDS FROM enter

en·ter·a·ble, adjective en·ter·er, noun pre·en·ter, verb (used without object) un·en·ter·a·ble, adjective

un·en·tered, adjective well-en·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enter

enter inter

Words nearby enter

entebbe, entelechy, entellus, entente, entente cordiale, enter, enter into, enter on, enter one's mind, enter the lists, enter-

Definition for enter (2 of 2)

enter-

variant of entero- before a vowel: enteritis.

Example sentences from the Web for enter

For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”

Amal Clooney vs. Egypt’s Courts |Christopher Dickey |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.

President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion |Jonathan Alter |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.

Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed |Melissa Leon |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Roughly one out of every 33 women who enter the federal prison system is pregnant.

The GOP’s Hidden Ban on Prison Abortions |Harold Pollack |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In contrast to so many of those who were drafted, the players did not enter the Vietnam War reluctantly.

A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down |Nicolaus Mills |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Strangers who come at this time of day at once enter the family circle.

Historic Highways of America (Vol. 12) |Archer Butler Hulbert
No officer of the Italian government was to enter the Lateran or Vatican palaces upon any official mission.

An Introduction to the History of Western Europe |James Harvey Robinson
I was in a corner of the lower end, when I saw Dubois enter in a stout coat, with his ordinary bearing.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
As soon as the slave saw him enter, she ran to inform her mistress.

Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World |Anonymous
With the war effectually over we enter a new economic era, and its immediate effect on prices is difficult to anticipate.

Herbert Hoover |Vernon Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for enter

enter

/ (ˈɛntə) /

verb

to come or go into (a place, house, etc)

to penetrate or pierce

(tr) to introduce or insert

to join (a party, organization, etc)

(when intr, foll by into) to become involved or take part (in) to enter a game; to enter into an agreement

(tr) to record (an item such as a commercial transaction) in a journal, account, register, etc

(tr) to record (a name, etc) on a list

(tr) to present or submit to enter a proposal

(intr) theatre to come on stage: used as a stage direction enter Juliet

(when intr, often foll by into, on, or upon) to begin; start to enter upon a new career

(intr often foll by upon) to come into possession (of)

(tr) to place (evidence, a plea, etc) before a court of law or upon the court records

(tr) law

to go onto and occupy (land)
mainly US to file a claim to (public lands)

Derived forms of enter

enterable, adjective enterer, noun

Word Origin for enter

C13: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within

Medical definitions for enter

enter-

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Variant ofentero-

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enter

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

Origin of enter

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OTHER WORDS FROM enter

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enter

Words nearby enter

Definition for enter (2 of 2)

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