enter

[ en-ter ]
/ ˈɛn tər /

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

enter into,
  1. to participate in; engage in.
  2. to investigate; consider: We will enter into the question of inherited characteristics at a future time.
  3. to sympathize with; share in.
  4. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: There is another factor that enters into the situation.
  5. 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

OTHER WORDS FROM enter

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enter

enter inter

British Dictionary definitions for enter into (1 of 2)

enter into

verb (intr, preposition)

to be considered as a necessary part of (one's plans, calculations, etc)
to be in sympathy with he enters into his patient's problems

British Dictionary definitions for enter into (2 of 2)

enter
/ (ˈɛntə) /

verb

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

Idioms and Phrases with enter into

enter into

1

Participate in, take an active role or interest in, as in We had to think twice before we entered into these negotiations. [Late 1700s]

2

Become party to (a contract), bind oneself, as in The nations entered into a new agreement. [First half of 1500s]

3

Become a component, form a part of, as in Finances soon entered into the discussion. [Early 1700s]

4

Also, go into. Consider, investigate, as in The report entered into the effect of high interest rates, or Let's not go into that. [Mid-1500s]