Enter definition for word

intransitive verb

2

: to come or gain admission into a group : join

often used with into

3

b

: to begin to consider a subject

usually used with into or upon

4

: to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession

5

a

: to come onstage

usually used in the subjunctive as a stage direction

b

: to come into a preestablished situation or context like an actor coming onstage

usually used in the subjunctive

enter the new principal with her radical ideas

6

: to play a part : be a factor

other considerations enter when money is involved

transitive verb

3

: to cause to be received or admitted

enter a child at a school

4

: to put in : insert

enter the new data into the computer

5

a

: to make a beginning in

b

: to go into (a particular period of time)

6

: to become a member of or an active participant in

7

: to make report of (a ship or its cargo) to customs authorities

8

: to place in proper form before a court of law or upon record

9

: to go into or upon and take actual possession of (something, such as land)

10

: to put formally on record

Phrases

enter into

1

: to make oneself a party to or in

2

: to form or be part of

your prejudices shouldn’t enter into it

3

: to participate or share in

enter into the spirit of the occasion

enter the lists

: to engage in a fight or struggle

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for enter

enter, penetrate, pierce, probe mean to make way into something.

enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in.



entered the city in triumph

penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance.



the enemy penetrated the fortress

pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument.



pierced the boil with a lancet

probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge.



probed the depths of the sea

Example Sentences

Verb



Knock on the door before you enter the room.



The medication will quickly enter the blood stream.



The river enters the sea near here.



Our son will be entering college next year.



enter a child in kindergarten



The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring.



an actor who’s just now entering his prime



The strike has now entered its second week.



We’ve entered a new phase in our relationship.



The country is entering a period of prosperity.

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The Alabama Department of Corrections plans to enter a contract with a mental hospital to provide in-patient care for inmates.


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People who lack technical expertise can now partially bridge that gap with AI tools and their creative vision, allowing more people to enter the space.


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Minors need to enter through a family entrance on the north side of the building.


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By buying Signify, CVS will be among the first pharmacy chains in the U.S. to enter the at-home health care space after building its successful Minute Clinics.


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Sister Clare Dunn was the only nun to serve in the Arizona Legislature and the first nun in the United States in the 20th century to enter public office.


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Palmerton was due in court the day after Carter’s arrest last week to enter a plea or to receive a trial date.


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The missive is also an indication of the potential of immigration issues to divide Democrats as Biden tries to reduce the large number of migrants seeking to enter the U.S. and claim asylum.


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As part of this agreement, Pettus promised not to seek employment as a law enforcement officer anywhere in the country and to enter his name into a national database that tracks decertification and officer misconduct.


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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English entren, from Anglo-French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra within; akin to Latin inter between — more at inter-

Combining form

Greek, from enteron — more at inter-

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a

Time Traveler

The first known use of enter was
in the 13th century

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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.

  1. to make a formal record of (a fact).
  2. to occupy or to take possession of (lands); make an entrance, entry, ingress in, under claim of a right to possession.
  3. 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,

  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.

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Origin of enter

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

OTHER WORDS FROM enter

en·ter·a·ble, adjectiveen·ter·er, nounpre·en·ter, verb (used without object)un·en·ter·a·ble, adjective

un·en·tered, adjectivewell-entered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enter

enter , inter

Words nearby enter

Entebbe, entelechy, entellus, entente, entente cordiale, enter, enteral, enteralgia, enterectomy, entered hound, enteric

Other definitions for enter (2 of 2)


variant of entero- before a vowel: enteritis.

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Words related to enter

arrive, come in, get in, go in, infiltrate, introduce, invade, penetrate, begin, join, open, start, admit, access, crack, crawl, creep, immigrate, insert, insinuate

How to use enter in a sentence

  • I thought back to that this week, when the national anthem again entered the news, this time because Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, ordered his team’s home games this season to start without playing the anthem.

  • Two teams will fall to the second division, and a third will enter a playoff.

  • Jakub Vrana, who entered the covid-19 protocols Saturday, was removed from the list Tuesday.

  • No player had entered the NBA out of high school in more than two decades.

  • He took the mic from David to demand the team re-sign him as the nine-year veteran enters unrestricted free agency this offseason.

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

  • Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.

  • The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.

  • Many more German divisions would enter the fray over the next few days.

  • Roughly one out of every 33 women who enter the federal prison system is pregnant.

  • One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.

  • He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.

  • He was positive he had seen some one enter the room, go to the chair, and take the money from his pockets.

  • A little shepherdess is guiding them, as anxious to get them in as they are to enter, for this means the end of her day’s work.

  • But first he held a whispered colloquy with the Princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.

British Dictionary definitions for enter


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 submitto enter a proposal

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

(when intr, often foll by into, on, or upon) to begin; startto 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

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

Derived forms of enter

enterable, adjectiveenterer, noun

Word Origin for enter

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

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enter

to come or go into; penetrate: enter a room; enter the bloodstream

Not to be confused with:

inter – place in a grave or tomb: They will inter him tomorrow.

intern – to restrict or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war: They will intern the prisoners at the camp for at least a month.

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en·ter

 (ĕn′tər)

v. en·tered, en·ter·ing, en·ters

v.tr.

1. To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel.

2. To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim’s skull.

3. To introduce; insert: She entered the probe into the patient’s artery.

4.

a. To become a participant, member, or part of; join: too old to enter the army; entered the discussion at a crucial moment.

b. To gain admission to (a school, for example).

5. To cause to become a participant, member, or part of; enroll: entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show.

6. To embark on; begin: With Sputnik, the Soviet Union entered the space age.

7. To make a beginning in; take up: entered medicine.

8. To write or put in: entered our names in the guest book; enters the data into the computer.

9. To place formally on record; submit: enter a plea of not guilty; enter a complaint.

10. To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).

11. To report (a ship or cargo) to customs.

v.intr.

1. To come or go in; make an entry: As the president entered, the band played «Hail to the Chief.»

2. To effect penetration.

3. To become a member or participant.

n.

A key on a keyboard or keypad used to enter or confirm a command or other textual input.

Phrasal Verbs:

enter into

1. To participate in; take an active role or interest in: enter into politics; enter into negotiations.

2. To become party to (a contract): The nations entered into a trade agreement.

3. To become a component of; form a part of: Financial matters entered into the discussion.

4. To consider; investigate: The report entered into the effect of high interest rates on the market.

enter on (or upon)

1. To set out on; begin: We enter on a new era in our history.

2. To begin considering; take up: After discussing the budget deficit, they entered on the problem of raising taxes.

3. To take possession of: She entered upon the estate of her uncle.


[Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, from intrā, inside; see en in Indo-European roots.]


en′ter·a·ble adj.

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enter

(ˈɛntə)

vb

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

2. to penetrate or pierce

3. (tr) to introduce or insert

4. to join (a party, organization, etc)

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

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

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

8. (tr) to present or submit: to enter a proposal.

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

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

11. (often foll by: upon) to come into possession (of)

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

13. (Law) (tr) law

a. to go onto and occupy (land)

b. chiefly US to file a claim to (public lands)

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

ˈenterable adj

ˈenterer n

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en•ter

(ˈɛn tər)

v.t.

1. to come or go in or into: to enter a room; The thought never entered my mind.

2. to penetrate or pierce: The bullet entered the flesh.

3. to put in or insert.

4. to become a member of; join.

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

6. to begin upon; engage or become involved in: to enter the medical profession.

7. to share in; have an intuitive understanding of: able to enter the spirit of the work.

8. to make a record of; record or register.

9. Law.

a. to make a formal record of (a fact).

b. to occupy or take possession of (lands), esp. under rightful claim.

10. to put forward, submit, or register formally: to enter an objection; to enter a bid.

v.i.

11. to come or go in.

12. to be admitted, as into a school or competition.

13. to make a beginning (often fol. by on or upon): to enter upon a new phase in history.

14. to come upon the stage (used in stage directions, often as a 3rd person imperative): Enter Othello.

15. enter into,

a. to participate in; engage in.

b. to investigate; consider.

c. to sympathize with; share in.

d. to form a constituent part or ingredient of.

[1200–50; < Old French entrer < Latin intrāre to enter, derivative of intrā within]

en′ter•a•ble, adj.

en′ter•er, n.

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enter

go intocome into

1. ‘enter’

If you enter a room or building, you go into it.

Colonel Rolland entered a small cafe.

Enter can be used without an object.

They stopped talking as soon as they saw Brody enter.

2. ‘go into’ and ‘come into’

Enter is a rather formal word, and you do not usually use it in conversation. Instead you say that someone goes into or comes into a room or building.

He shut the street door behind me as I went in.

Boylan came silently into the room.

Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012

enter

Past participle: entered
Gerund: entering

Imperative
enter
enter
Present
I enter
you enter
he/she/it enters
we enter
you enter
they enter
Preterite
I entered
you entered
he/she/it entered
we entered
you entered
they entered
Present Continuous
I am entering
you are entering
he/she/it is entering
we are entering
you are entering
they are entering
Present Perfect
I have entered
you have entered
he/she/it has entered
we have entered
you have entered
they have entered
Past Continuous
I was entering
you were entering
he/she/it was entering
we were entering
you were entering
they were entering
Past Perfect
I had entered
you had entered
he/she/it had entered
we had entered
you had entered
they had entered
Future
I will enter
you will enter
he/she/it will enter
we will enter
you will enter
they will enter
Future Perfect
I will have entered
you will have entered
he/she/it will have entered
we will have entered
you will have entered
they will have entered
Future Continuous
I will be entering
you will be entering
he/she/it will be entering
we will be entering
you will be entering
they will be entering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been entering
you have been entering
he/she/it has been entering
we have been entering
you have been entering
they have been entering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been entering
you will have been entering
he/she/it will have been entering
we will have been entering
you will have been entering
they will have been entering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been entering
you had been entering
he/she/it had been entering
we had been entering
you had been entering
they had been entering
Conditional
I would enter
you would enter
he/she/it would enter
we would enter
you would enter
they would enter
Past Conditional
I would have entered
you would have entered
he/she/it would have entered
we would have entered
you would have entered
they would have entered

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb 1. enter — to come or go into; «the boat entered an area of shallow marshes»

come in, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into

take the field — go on the playing field, of a football team

penetrate, perforate — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; «The bullet penetrated her chest»

re-enter — enter again; «You cannot re-enter the country with this visa»

file in — enter by marching in a file

pop in — enter briefly; «He popped in for two minutes»

walk in — enter by walking; «She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here»

call at, out in — enter a harbor; «the ship called in Athens»

take water — enter the water; «the wild ducks took water»

turn in — make an entrance by turning from a road; «Turn in after you see the gate»

board, get on — get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

intrude, irrupt — enter uninvited; «They intruded on our dinner party»; «She irrupted into our sitting room»

encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade — to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; «This new colleague invades my territory»; «The neighbors intrude on your privacy»

dock — come into dock; «the ship docked»

enter upon, luck into, come upon — take possession of; «She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives»

exit, get out, go out, leave — move out of or depart from; «leave the room»; «the fugitive has left the country»

2. enter — become a participant; be involved in; «enter a race»; «enter an agreement»; «enter a drug treatment program»; «enter negotiations»

participate

jump — enter eagerly into; «He jumped into the game»

chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, throw in the towel, throw in, give up, quit — give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; «In the second round, the challenger gave up»

3. enter — register formally as a participant or member; «The party recruited many new members»

enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe

muster in, draft, enlist — engage somebody to enter the army

unionise, unionize — recruit for a union or organize into a union; «We don’t allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers»

register — enroll to vote; «register for an election»

matriculate — enroll as a student

register — record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

4. enter — be or play a part of or in; «Elections figure prominently in every government program»; «How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?»

figure

be — have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); «John is rich»; «This is not a good answer»

5. enter — make a record of; set down in permanent form

record, put down

recording, transcription — the act of making a record (especially an audio record); «she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth»

chalk up, tally — keep score, as in games

clock in, clock on, punch in — register one’s arrival at work

record, tape — register electronically; «They recorded her singing»

accession — make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

post — display, as of records in sports games

ring up — to perform and record a sale on a cash register; «Sally rang up Eve’s purchase of tomatoes»

manifest — record in a ship’s manifest; «each passenger must be manifested»

inscribe — write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

chronicle — record in chronological order; make a historical record

file away, file — place in a container for keeping records; «File these bills, please»

document — record in detail; «The parents documented every step of their child’s development»

log — enter into a log, as on ships and planes

clock up, log up — record a distance travelled; on planes and cars

film, shoot, take — make a film or photograph of something; «take a scene»; «shoot a movie»

videotape, tape — record on videotape

photograph, shoot, snap — record on photographic film; «I photographed the scene of the accident»; «She snapped a picture of the President»

score, mark — make underscoring marks

notch — notch a surface to record something

maintain, keep — maintain by writing regular records; «keep a diary»; «maintain a record»; «keep notes»

film — record in film; «The coronation was filmed»

save, preserve — to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; «She saved the old family photographs in a drawer»

register — record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

book — record a charge in a police register; «The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man»

6. enter — come on stage

dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics — the art of writing and producing plays

7. enter - take on duties or officeenter — take on duties or office; «accede to the throne»

accede

ascend — become king or queen; «She ascended to the throne after the King’s death»

take office — assume an office, duty, or title; «When will the new President take office?»

come after, succeed, follow — be the successor (of); «Carter followed Ford»; «Will Charles succeed to the throne?»

8. enter — put or introduce into something; «insert a picture into the text»

infix, insert, introduce

attach — cause to be attached

plug in, plug into, connect — plug into an outlet; «Please plug in the toaster!»; «Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight»

penetrate — insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; «Did the molester penetrate the child?»

cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate — introduce a cannula or tube into; «Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck»

input — enter (data or a program) into a computer

instil, instill — enter drop by drop; «instill medication into my eye»

embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft — fix or set securely or deeply; «He planted a knee in the back of his opponent»; «The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum»

sandwich — insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; «She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men»

graft, transplant — place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

9. enter — set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); «she embarked upon a new career»

embark

begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; «We began working at dawn»; «Who will start?»; «Get working as soon as the sun rises!»; «The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia»; «He began early in the day»; «Let’s get down to work now»

take up — pursue or resume; «take up a matter for consideration»

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enter

verb

1. come or go in or into, arrive, set foot in somewhere, cross the threshold of somewhere, make an entrance He entered and stood near the door.
come or go in or into exit, leave, withdraw, go, depart, issue from, take your leave

3. join, start work at, begin work at, sign up for, enrol in, become a member of, enlist in, commit yourself to He entered the company as a junior trainee.
join resign, leave, retire, withdraw, go, pull out, drop out

7. record, note, register, log, list, write down, take down, inscribe, set down, put in writing Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

enter

verb

1. To come or go into (a place):

2. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance:

3. To become a member of:

4. To go about the initial step in doing (something):

approach, begin, commence, embark, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake.

5. To place on a list or in a record:

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Translations

vstoupit

gå ind ikomme indkomme ind itilmeldebegynde på

tulla sisään

ući

bemegybevisz

ganga inn eîa inn íhefja starfkoma eîa fara inn eîa inn ískráskrá, færa inn

入る

…에 들어가다

įeitiįrašytileistis įužregistruoti

ieietienāktierakstītiestātiespieteikt

prihlásiť

vnestivstopiti

gå in

เข้า

đi vào

enter

[ˈentəʳ]

enter into VI + PREP

1. (= engage in) [+ agreement] → llegar a; [+ contract] → firmar; [+ relationship, argument] → iniciar; [+ explanation, details] → entrar en; [+ conversation, correspondence, negotiations] → entablar
to enter into the spirit of thingsambientarse
see also partnership A2

2. (= affect) [+ plans, calculations] → influir en
do their wishes enter into your plans at all?¿sus deseos influyen para algo en tus planes?
money doesn’t enter into itel dinero no tiene nada que ver

enter on enter upon VI + PREP [+ career] → emprender; [+ period, term of office] → empezar (Comm, Fin) [+ transaction, investment] → realizar

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enter

[ˈɛntər]

vi (into room, building)entrer
«please knock before entering» → «frappez avant d’entrer, svp»

enter for

vt fus [+ competition, race, exam] → s’inscrire à

vt sep
to enter sb for [+ competition, race] → inscrire qn à

enter into

vt fus [+ explanation] → se lancer dans; [+ negotiations] → entamer; [+ debate] → prendre part à; [+ agreement] → passer
to enter into marriage (= get married) → se marier
no correspondence will be entered into → nous ne donnerons suite à aucun courrier
that doesn’t enter into it (= isn’t relevant) → cela n’a rien à voir

enter up

vt sep [+ figure, total] → inscrire

enter on

enter upon vt fus [+ course of action] → s’engager dans; [+ career] → débuter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

enter

vi

(for race, exam etc) → sich melden (for zu)

n (Comput) hit enterEnter drücken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

enter

[ˈɛntəʳ]

2. vientrare
enter Othello (Theatre) → entra Otello
to enter for (competition, race) → iscriversi a

enter into vi + prep

b. (sb’s plans, calculations) → rientrare in
that doesn’t enter into it → questo non c’entra

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

enter

(ˈentə) verb

1. to go or come in. Enter by this door.

2. to come or go into (a place). He entered the room.

3. to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc. He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.

4. to write (one’s name etc) in a book etc. Did you enter your name in the visitors’ book?

5. to start in. She entered his employment last week.

enter into

1. to take part in. He entered into an agreement with the film director.

2. to take part enthusiastically in. They entered into the Christmas spirit.

3. to begin to discuss. We cannot enter into the question of salaries yet.

4. to be a part of. The price did not enter into the discussion.

enter on/upon

to begin. We have entered upon the new term.


to enter (not enter into) a room.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

enter

يَدْخُل vstoupit gå ind i eintreten καταχωρώ entrar, entrar en tulla sisään entrer ući entrare 入る …에 들어가다 binnenkomen gå inn wejść entrar входить gå in เข้า girmek đi vào 进入

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

enter

vt. entrar, introducir, penetrar, ingresar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • entre (archaic, before circa 1700)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō (enter, verb), from intrā (inside). Has been spelled as «enter» for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English and the English of many Commonwealth Countries (e.g. Australia, Canada) retain the «re» ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛntɚ/, [ˈɛɾ̃ɚ]
    • (pinpen merger) IPA(key): [ˈɪɾ̃ɚ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: inner (pin-pen merger)
  • Hyphenation: en‧ter

Verb[edit]

enter (third-person singular simple present enters, present participle entering, simple past and past participle entered)

  1. (intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

    You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.

    • In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. [] Strangers might enter the room, but they were made to feel that they were there on sufferance: they were received with distance and suspicion.
  2. (transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

    to enter a knife into a piece of wood;  to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.

  3. (figuratively) To go or come into (a state or profession).

    My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.  She had planned to enter the legal profession.

  4. (transitive) To type (something) into a computer; to input.

    Enter your user name and password.

  5. (transitive) To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
    • 2003, A. Mukherjee and M. Hanif, Financial Accounting, →ISBN, pages 27:

      Each amount entered in the debit column of the journal is posted by entering it on the credit side/column of of an account in the ledger.

  6. (intransitive, law) To become a party to an agreement, treaty, etc.
    • I am pleased to notify the Congress of my intent to enter into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Government of Singapore.
  7. (law, intransitive) To become effective; to come into effect.
    • 2005, United Nations, Dispositions Législatives Et Réglementaires Nationales Relatives À la Prévention Et À L’élimination Du Terrorisme International, →ISBN, page 215:

      This Act shall enter into force on 01 March 1998.

  8. (law) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them.
  9. (transitive, law) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order[1]

    to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment

  10. To make report of (a vessel or its cargo) at the custom house; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper customs officer for estimating the duties. See entry.
  11. (transitive, US, dated, historical) To file, or register with the land office, the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right of preemption.
    • 1887, United States General Land Office, Annual Report of the Commissioner of General Land Office, US Government Printing Office, page 82:

      Under existing laws governing the qualifications of an alien to enter 160 acres or more of the public domain he is only required to file his declaration of intent to become a citizen.

  12. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.).

    entered according to act of Congress

  13. (transitive, obsolete) To initiate; to introduce favourably.
    • c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

      This sword but shown to Caesar, with this tidings, / Shall enter me with him.

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

  • go in, ingo
  • come in

Antonyms[edit]

  • (intransitive) exit

Derived terms[edit]

  • abandon hope all ye who enter here
  • all hope abandon ye who enter here
  • break and enter
  • breaking and entering
  • do not enter
  • enter into
  • enter into the equation
  • enter on the boards
  • enter the equation
  • enter the lists
  • enter the picture
  • enter the scene
  • entering tone
  • entrance
  • it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
  • reenter

Translations[edit]

to go into (a room, etc.)

  • Afrikaans: ingaan
  • Akkadian: 𒆭 (erēbu, KU4)
  • Albanian: hyn
  • Arabic: دَخَلَ (ar) (daḵala)
    Egyptian Arabic: دخل(daḵal)
    Moroccan Arabic: دخل(dkhel)
  • Armenian: մտնել (hy) (mtnel)
  • Aromanian: ãntru
  • Assamese: সোমা (xüma)
  • Asturian: entrar
  • Azerbaijani: girmək (az), daxil olmaq
  • Bashkir: инеү (inew), кереү (kerew)
  • Basque: sartu
  • Belarusian: (on foot) увахо́дзіць impf (uvaxódzicʹ), ўвахо́дзіць impf (ŭvaxódzicʹ), увайсці́ pf (uvajscí), ўвайсці́ pf (ŭvajscí); (by vehicle) уязджа́ць impf (ujazdžácʹ), уе́хаць pf (ujéxacʹ)
  • Bengali: ঢোকা (bn) (ḍhōka), সামানো (bn) (śamanō), প্রবেশ করা (probeś kora)
  • Breton: antreal (br)
  • Bulgarian: вли́зам (bg) impf (vlízam), вля́за pf (vljáza)
  • Burmese: ဝင် (my) (wang)
  • Buryat: орохо (oroxo)
  • Catalan: entrar (ca)
  • Cebuano: sulod
  • Central Tarahumara: bakí
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 入嚟 (jap6 lei4; jap6 lai4)
    Mandarin: 進入进入 (zh) (jìnrù),  (zh) (jìn)
  • Chukchi: рэк (rėk)
  • Corsican: entra (co)
  • Czech: vstupovat (cs) impf, vstoupit (cs) pf
  • Dalmatian: entrur
  • Danish: gå ind, gå ind i, indgå i
  • Dutch: binnengaan (nl)
  • Early Assamese: পেষ্ (peṣ)
  • Egyptian: (ꜥq)
  • Esperanto: eniri
  • Estonian: sisenema, sisse astuma
  • Even: и- (i-)
  • Evenki: и- (i-)
  • Faroese: fara inn
  • Fijian: curu (fj)
  • Finnish: astua (fi), tulla (fi), astua sisään
  • French: entrer (fr)
  • Friulian: jentrâ
  • Galician: entrar (gl)
  • Georgian: შემოსავლა (šemosavla), შესვლა (šesvla)
  • German: reingehen, hineingehen (de), hereingehen (de), eintreten (de), betreten (de), reinkommen, hereinkommen (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (inngaggan), 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (innatgaggan)
  • Greek: μπαίνω (el) (baíno)
    Ancient: εἰσέρχομαι (eisérkhomai), εἰσβαίνω (eisbaínō)
  • Guaraní: ike
  • Gujarati: પેસવું (pesvũ), પ્રવેશવું (praveśvũ)
  • Hawaiian: komo
  • Hebrew: נִכְנַס (he) (nikhnás)
  • Hiligaynon: abáy
  • Hindi: प्रवेश करना (praveś karnā), भीतर जाना (bhītar jānā)
  • Hungarian: bemegy (hu), belép (hu), bejön (hu), behatol (hu)
  • Hunsrik: ningehn
  • Icelandic: ganga inn, koma inn
  • Ido: enirar (io)
  • Indonesian: masuk (id)
  • Italian: entrare (it)
  • Japanese: 入る (ja) (はいる, hairu)
  • Javanese: mlebu (jv)
  • Kalmyk: орх (orh)
  • Kapampangan: lungub
  • Kazakh: кіру (kk) (kıru)
  • Khakas: кірерге (kìrerge)
  • Khmer: ចូល (km) (jool)
  • Komi-Permyak: пырны (pyrny)
  • Korean: 들어가다 (ko) (deureogada), 들어오다 (ko) (deureooda) (come in), 들다 (ko) (deulda)
  • Kyrgyz: кирүү (ky) (kirüü)
  • Lao: ເຂົ້າ (lo) (khao)
  • Latin: ineō, intrō (la), ingredior, introeo, invado, imbitō
  • Latvian: ienākt, ieiet
  • Lithuanian: įeiti
  • Lü: ᦃᧁᧉ (ẋaw²)
  • Macedonian: влезе pf (vleze), влегува impf (vleguva)
  • Madurese: lebbu
  • Malay: masuk (ms)
  • Maore Comorian: ungia
  • Maori: uru, tomo
  • Mirandese: antrar
  • Mongolian: орох (mn) (orox), элсэх (mn) (elsex)
  • Nanai: и-
  • Navajo: yah iighááh
  • Neapolitan: entrà, trase
  • Nepali: पस्नु (pasnu)
  • Norwegian: komme inn
  • Occitan: intrar (oc)
  • Old English: infaran
  • Old Occitan: intrar
  • Oriya: please add this translation if you can
  • Papiamentu: drenta
  • Pashto: please add this translation if you can
  • Persian: درآمدن (fa) (dar-âmadan), وارد شدن (fa) (vâred šodan)
  • Polish: (on foot) wchodzić (pl) impf, wejść (pl) pf
  • Portuguese: entrar (pt)
  • Quechua: yaykuy
  • Romanian: a intra (ro)
  • Romansch: entrar, entrer, antrar
  • Russian: (on foot) входи́ть (ru) impf (vxodítʹ), войти́ (ru) pf (vojtí), заходи́ть (ru) impf (zaxodítʹ), зайти́ (ru) pf (zajtí), (by vehicle) въезжа́ть (ru) impf (vʺjezžátʹ), въе́хать (ru) pf (vʺjéxatʹ)
  • Sanskrit: विशति (viśati)
  • Sardinian: intràe, intrai, intrare
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: ући pf, улазити impf
    Roman: ući pf, ulaziti (sh) impf
  • Shan: ၶဝ်ႈ (shn) (khāo)
  • Sicilian: tràsiri (scn), ntrasiri (scn), ntràsiri (scn)
  • Sinhalese: ඇතුල් කරනවා (ætul karanawā)
  • Slovak: vstúpiť pf, vkročiť, vojsť
  • Slovene: vstopati impf, vstopiti (sl) pf
  • Somali: gelid
  • Spanish: entrar (es)
  • Swahili: kuingia
  • Swedish: inträda (sv)
  • Tagalog: pumasok
  • Tajik: дохил шудан (doxil šudan), даромадан (tg) (daromadan)
  • Tamil: please add this translation if you can
  • Tatar: керергә (tt) (kerergä)
  • Telugu: ప్రవేశించు (te) (pravēśiñcu)
  • Ternate: wosa
  • Tetum: tama
  • Thai: เข้า (th) (kâo), เข้ามา (kâo-maa)
  • Tocharian B: yäp-
  • Turkish: girmek (tr)
  • Turkmen: girmek
  • Tuvan: кирер (kirer)
  • Udmurt: пырыны (pyryny)
  • Ukrainian: (on foot) входи́ти (uk) impf (vxodýty), уходи́ти impf (uxodýty), ввійти́ pf (vvijtý), увійти́ pf (uvijtý)
  • Urdu: داخل کریں(dāxil karnā)
  • Uzbek: kirmoq (uz)
  • Vietnamese: đi vào (vi),  (vi), vào (vi)
  • Volapük: please add this translation if you can
  • Walloon: moussî (wa), intrer (wa)
  • Welsh: cofnodi (cy)
  • Yakut: киир (kiir)
  • Yiddish: אַרײַנגיין(arayngeyn)
  • Yup’ik: iter-

to insert

  • Arabic: أَدْخَلَ(ʔadḵala)
  • Assamese: ভৰোৱা (bhorüa), সোমোওৱা (xümüüa)
  • Azerbaijani: daxil etmək
  • Bengali: ঢোকানো (bn) (ḍhōkanō)
  • Czech: please add this translation if you can
  • Finnish: no single translation; panna (fi), laittaa (fi) («to put»), iskeä (fi) («to strike, hit», of inserting inanimate objects with force), osallistua (fi) («to participate», in a competition, etc.; intransitive, what is entered is in the adessive case and the competition in the illative case)
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • Hungarian: bevisz (hu), behelyez (hu), beilleszt (hu), beemel, benevez (hu)
  • Indonesian: memasukkan (id)
  • Latvian: please add this translation if you can
  • Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Maori: whakauru, kuhu
  • Romanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Russian: please add this translation if you can
  • Slovak: please add this translation if you can
  • Telugu: ప్రవేశపెట్టు (te) (pravēśapeṭṭu)
  • Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

to type into a computer

  • Arabic: أَدْخَلَ(ʔadḵala)
  • Azerbaijani: daxil etmək
  • Bashkir: индереү (inderew), керетеү (keretew)
  • Bulgarian: въвеждам (bg) (vǎveždam)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 輸入输入 (zh) (shūrù)
  • Czech: zadat (cs)
  • Danish: indtaste
  • Dutch: invoeren (nl)
  • Esperanto: entajpi
  • Estonian: sisestama
  • Fijian: curu (fj)
  • Finnish: syöttää (fi), kirjoittaa (fi)
  • French: taper (fr), saisir (fr)
  • Georgian: ჩაწერა (čac̣era), შეტანა (šeṭana)
  • German: eingeben (de)
  • Greek: εγγράφω (el) (engráfo)
  • Hungarian: beír (hu), begépel (hu), megad (hu)
  • Irish: iontráil
  • Italian: immettere (it), digitare (it)
  • Japanese: 入力する (ja) (にゅうりょくする, nyūryoku suru)
  • Latvian: please add this translation if you can
  • Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Malay: masukkan
  • Maori: tāuru
  • Persian: وارد کردن (fa) (vâred kardan)
  • Portuguese: introduzir (pt), inserir (pt)
  • Romanian: introduce (ro) (date)
  • Russian: вводи́ть (ru) impf (vvodítʹ), ввести́ (ru) pf (vvestí)
  • Slovak: please add this translation if you can
  • Swedish: mata in
  • Thai: เข้า (th) (kâo)
  • Turkish: girmek (tr), işlemek (tr)
  • Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

to record

  • Azerbaijani: yazdırmaq
  • Belarusian: упі́сваць impf (upísvacʹ), ўпі́сваць impf (ŭpísvacʹ), упіса́ць pf (upisácʹ), ўпіса́ць pf (ŭpisácʹ)
  • Czech: please add this translation if you can
  • Finnish: kirjata (fi)
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • German: eingeben (de)
  • Hungarian: bejegyez (hu), feljegyez (hu), felír (hu)
  • Irish: iontráil
  • Latvian: please add this translation if you can
  • Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Romanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Russian: впи́сывать (ru) impf (vpísyvatʹ), вписа́ть (ru) pf (vpisátʹ)
  • Slovak: please add this translation if you can
  • Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

Noun[edit]

Enter-key marked with green, Return-key with red

enter (plural enters)

  1. (computing) Alternative spelling of Enter (the computer key)
  2. (computing) Alternative spelling of Enter (a stroke of the computer key)

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1859, Alexander Mansfield, Law Dictionary
  • enter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams[edit]

  • entre, rente, terne, treen

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish entero (displacing older Catalan forms such as entegre), from Latin integer, integrum. Compare Occitan entièr, French entier, Spanish entero. Doublet of íntegre, a later borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ənˈte/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ənˈter/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /enˈteɾ/

Adjective[edit]

enter (feminine entera, masculine plural enters, feminine plural enteres)

  1. entire, whole, complete
    Synonym: sencer

Derived terms[edit]

  • enterament
  • nombre enter

Noun[edit]

enter m (plural enters)

  1. whole number, integer
    Synonyms: nombre enter, nombre sencer
  2. a complete lottery ticket (made up of ten dècims)

[edit]

  • entregar

Further reading[edit]

  • “enter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “enter” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Enter.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈent(ː)er/, [ˈe̞n̪t̪(ː)e̞r]
  • Rhymes: -enter
  • Syllabification(key): en‧ter

Noun[edit]

enter

  1. Enter (computer key)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of enter (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative enter enterit
genitive enterin enterien
entereiden
entereitten
partitive enteriä entereitä
enterejä
illative enteriin entereihin
singular plural
nominative enter enterit
accusative nom. enter enterit
gen. enterin
genitive enterin enterien
entereiden
entereitten
partitive enteriä entereitä
enterejä
inessive enterissä entereissä
elative enteristä entereistä
illative enteriin entereihin
adessive enterillä entereillä
ablative enteriltä entereiltä
allative enterille entereille
essive enterinä entereinä
translative enteriksi entereiksi
instructive enterein
abessive enterittä entereittä
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of enter (type paperi)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative enterini enterini
accusative nom. enterini enterini
gen. enterini
genitive enterini enterieni
entereideni
entereitteni
partitive enteriäni entereitäni
enterejäni
inessive enterissäni entereissäni
elative enteristäni entereistäni
illative enteriini entereihini
adessive enterilläni entereilläni
ablative enteriltäni entereiltäni
allative enterilleni entereilleni
essive enterinäni entereinäni
translative enterikseni entereikseni
instructive
abessive enterittäni entereittäni
comitative entereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative enterisi enterisi
accusative nom. enterisi enterisi
gen. enterisi
genitive enterisi enteriesi
entereidesi
entereittesi
partitive enteriäsi entereitäsi
enterejäsi
inessive enterissäsi entereissäsi
elative enteristäsi entereistäsi
illative enteriisi entereihisi
adessive enterilläsi entereilläsi
ablative enteriltäsi entereiltäsi
allative enterillesi entereillesi
essive enterinäsi entereinäsi
translative enteriksesi entereiksesi
instructive
abessive enterittäsi entereittäsi
comitative entereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative enterimme enterimme
accusative nom. enterimme enterimme
gen. enterimme
genitive enterimme enteriemme
entereidemme
entereittemme
partitive enteriämme entereitämme
enterejämme
inessive enterissämme entereissämme
elative enteristämme entereistämme
illative enteriimme entereihimme
adessive enterillämme entereillämme
ablative enteriltämme entereiltämme
allative enterillemme entereillemme
essive enterinämme entereinämme
translative enteriksemme entereiksemme
instructive
abessive enterittämme entereittämme
comitative entereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative enterinne enterinne
accusative nom. enterinne enterinne
gen. enterinne
genitive enterinne enterienne
entereidenne
entereittenne
partitive enteriänne entereitänne
enterejänne
inessive enterissänne entereissänne
elative enteristänne entereistänne
illative enteriinne entereihinne
adessive enterillänne entereillänne
ablative enteriltänne entereiltänne
allative enterillenne entereillenne
essive enterinänne entereinänne
translative enteriksenne entereiksenne
instructive
abessive enterittänne entereittänne
comitative entereinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative enterinsä enterinsä
accusative nom. enterinsä enterinsä
gen. enterinsä
genitive enterinsä enteriensä
entereidensä
entereittensä
partitive enteriään
enteriänsä
entereitään
enterejään
entereitänsä
enterejänsä
inessive enterissään
enterissänsä
entereissään
entereissänsä
elative enteristään
enteristänsä
entereistään
entereistänsä
illative enteriinsä entereihinsä
adessive enterillään
enterillänsä
entereillään
entereillänsä
ablative enteriltään
enteriltänsä
entereiltään
entereiltänsä
allative enterilleen
enterillensä
entereilleen
entereillensä
essive enterinään
enterinänsä
entereinään
entereinänsä
translative enterikseen
enteriksensä
entereikseen
entereiksensä
instructive
abessive enterittään
enterittänsä
entereittään
entereittänsä
comitative entereineen
entereinensä

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a Vulgar Latin *imptāre, contraction of *imputō, imputāre (I graft) (unrelated to imputō (I reckon, attribute)), from inpotus (attested in Salic Law), from Ancient Greek ἔμφυτος (émphutos, planted). The Greek word may have actually reached Gaul through traders at the Mediterranean coastal colonies before the Roman conquest.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.te/

Verb[edit]

enter

  1. (agriculture) to graft
  2. to implant

Conjugation[edit]

infinitive simple enter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple entant
/ɑ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle enté
/ɑ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)
present ente
/ɑ̃t/
entes
/ɑ̃t/
ente
/ɑ̃t/
entons
/ɑ̃.tɔ̃/
entez
/ɑ̃.te/
entent
/ɑ̃t/
imperfect entais
/ɑ̃.tɛ/
entais
/ɑ̃.tɛ/
entait
/ɑ̃.tɛ/
entions
/ɑ̃.tjɔ̃/
entiez
/ɑ̃.tje/
entaient
/ɑ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 entai
/ɑ̃.te/
entas
/ɑ̃.ta/
enta
/ɑ̃.ta/
entâmes
/ɑ̃.tam/
entâtes
/ɑ̃.tat/
entèrent
/ɑ̃.tɛʁ/
future enterai
/ɑ̃.tʁe/
enteras
/ɑ̃.tʁa/
entera
/ɑ̃.tʁa/
enterons
/ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
enterez
/ɑ̃.tʁe/
enteront
/ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional enterais
/ɑ̃.tʁɛ/
enterais
/ɑ̃.tʁɛ/
enterait
/ɑ̃.tʁɛ/
enterions
/ɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/
enteriez
/ɑ̃.tə.ʁje/
enteraient
/ɑ̃.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)
present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)
present ente
/ɑ̃t/
entes
/ɑ̃t/
ente
/ɑ̃t/
entions
/ɑ̃.tjɔ̃/
entiez
/ɑ̃.tje/
entent
/ɑ̃t/
imperfect2 entasse
/ɑ̃.tas/
entasses
/ɑ̃.tas/
entât
/ɑ̃.ta/
entassions
/ɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/
entassiez
/ɑ̃.ta.sje/
entassent
/ɑ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses)
past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative tu nous vous
simple ente
/ɑ̃t/
entons
/ɑ̃.tɔ̃/
entez
/ɑ̃.te/
compound simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:

  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading[edit]

  • “enter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams[edit]

  • entre, entré
  • rente, renté
  • terne

Gaulish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • entar

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *enter (between), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enter (between). Cognates include Celtiberian entara (between), Old Irish eter (between) (Irish idir (between, both)), Latin inter (between), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antár, between, within, into), Oscan 𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄𐌓 (anter, between), and Old High German untar (between).

Preposition[edit]

enter

  1. between, among

References[edit]

  • Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, published 2003, →ISBN, page 163.
  • Ranko Matasović, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic, published 2009, →ISBN, page 117.

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

enter

  1. inflection of entern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.tɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɛr
  • Syllabification: en‧ter

Noun[edit]

enter m inan

  1. (computing) Enter (key on a computer keyboard)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • enter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • enter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Collins

  
      vb  

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

3    tr   to introduce or insert  

4    to join (a party, organization, etc.)  

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

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

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

8    tr   to present or submit  
to enter a proposal     

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

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

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

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

a    to go onto and occupy (land)  

b      (Chiefly U.S.)   to file a claim to (public lands)  
     (C13: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare to go in, from intra within)  

  enterable      adj  

  enterer      n  

enter into  
      vb   intr, prep  

1    to be considered as a necessary part of (one’s plans, calculations, etc.)  

2    to be in sympathy with  
he enters into his patient’s problems     

English Collins Dictionary — English Definition & Thesaurus  

Collins

enter

  

1    arrive, come or go in or into, insert, introduce, make an entrance, pass into, penetrate, pierce  

2    become a member of, begin, commence, commit oneself to, embark upon, enlist, enrol, join, participate in, set about, set out on, sign up, start, take part in, take up  

3    inscribe, list, log, note, record, register, set down, take down  

4    offer, present, proffer, put forward, register, submit, tender  
  
Antonyms     
  

1    depart, exit, go, issue from, leave, take one’s leave, withdraw  

2 & 4    drop out, go, leave, pull out, resign, retire, withdraw  

English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus  

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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

en•ter /ˈɛntɚ/USA pronunciation  
v. 

  1. to come or go into: [+ object]to enter a room. The thought never entered my mind.[no object]Please knock before you enter.
  2. to become a member of;
    join;
    become involved in:[+ object]to enter the diplomatic corps.
  3. to cause to be admitted to or participate in:[+ object]to enter a horse in a race.
  4. to share in;
    have an understanding of:[~ (+ into) + object]He is able to enter (into) the spirit of the competition.
  5. to put forward, submit, or register formally:[+ object]to enter a bid. The attorney entered an objection to the proceedings.
  6. to make a beginning in:[~ (+ on/upon/into) + object]We are entering on a new phase in the relationship.
  7. enter into, [+ into + object]
    • to participate in:entered into negotiations.
    • to form a basic or important part or ingredient of;
      concern:Money doesn’t enter into the decision.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

en•ter 
(entər),USA pronunciation v.i. 

  1. to come or go in:Knock before you enter.
  2. to be admitted into a school, competition, etc.:Some contestants enter as late as a day before the race.
  3. to make a beginning (often fol. by on or upon):We have entered upon a new phase in history.
  4. Show Business[Theat.]to come upon the stage (used in stage directions as the 3rd person imperative sing. or pl.):Enter Othello, and Iago at a distance.

v.t.

  1. to come or go into:He just entered the building. The thought never entered my mind.
  2. to penetrate or pierce:The bullet entered the flesh.
  3. to put in or insert.
  4. to become a member of;
    join:to enter a club.
  5. to cause to be admitted, as into a school, competition, etc.:to enter a horse in a race.
  6. to make a beginning of or in, or begin upon;
    engage or become involved in:He entered the medical profession.
  7. 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.
  8. to make a record of;
    record or register:to enter a new word in a dictionary.
  9. 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).

  10. Computingto put (a document, program, data, etc.) into a computer system:Enter your new document into the word-processing system.
  11. to put forward, submit, or register formally:to enter an objection to a proposed action; to enter a bid for a contract.
  12. Naval Termsto report (a ship, cargo, etc.) at the custom house.
  13. 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.

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

enter•a•ble, adj. 
enter•er, n. 

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leave.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged remove.



enter-,

  1. var. of entero- before a vowel:enteritis.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

enter /ˈɛntə/ vb

  1. to come or go into (a place, house, etc)
  2. to penetrate or pierce
  3. (transitive) to introduce or insert
  4. to join (a party, organization, etc)
  5. when intr, followed by into: to become involved or take part (in): to enter a game, to enter into an agreement
  6. (transitive) to record (an item such as a commercial transaction) in a journal, account, register, etc
  7. (transitive) to record (a name, etc) on a list
  8. (transitive) to present or submit: to enter a proposal
  9. (intransitive) to come on stage: used as a stage direction: enter Juliet
  10. when intr, often followed by into, on, or upon: to begin; start: to enter upon a new career
  11. (intransitive) often followed by upon: to come into possession (of)
  12. (transitive) to place (evidence, a plea, etc) before a court of law or upon the court records

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within

ˈenterable adj ˈenterer n

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

entero-,

  1. a combining form meaning «intestine,» used in the formation of compound words:enterology.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] enter-. 

  • Greek, combining form of énteron intestine

enter‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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ЭТИМОЛОГИЯ СЛОВА ENTER

From Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within.

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ПРОИЗНОШЕНИЕ СЛОВА ENTER

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ГРАММАТИЧЕСКАЯ КАТЕГОРИЯ СЛОВА ENTER

ЧТО ОЗНАЧАЕТ СЛОВО ENTER

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Enter

Ввод или ENTER могут означать: ▪ Введите ключ, на клавиатурах компьютера ▪ Введите, Нидерланды, деревню в восточных Нидерландах ▪ Введите ▪ Введите ▪ Введите, альбом DJ Kentaro ▪ Введите, американский журнал технологий для детей ▪ Введите, Финский компьютерный журнал ▪ Эквивалентный национальный третичный вступительный ранг, оценка австралийского школьного студента ▪ Воздушная почта, польская авиакомпания. Enter or ENTER may refer to: ▪ Enter key, on computer keyboards ▪ Enter, Netherlands, a village in the eastern Netherlands ▪ EnterEnterEnter, an album by DJ Kentaro ▪ Enter, an American technology magazine for children ▪ Enter, a Finnish computer magazine ▪ Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank, an Australian school student assessment ▪ Enter Air, a Polish airline.


Значение слова enter в словаре английский языка

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The first definition of enter in the dictionary is to come or go into. Other definition of enter is to penetrate or pierce. Enter is also to introduce or insert.

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СПРЯЖЕНИЕ ГЛАГОЛА ENTER

PRESENT

Present

I enter

you enter

he/she/it enters

we enter

you enter

they enter

Present continuous

I am entering

you are entering

he/she/it is entering

we are entering

you are entering

they are entering

Present perfect

I have entered

you have entered

he/she/it has entered

we have entered

you have entered

they have entered

Present perfect continuous

I have been entering

you have been entering

he/she/it has been entering

we have been entering

you have been entering

they have been entering

PAST

Past

I entered

you entered

he/she/it entered

we entered

you entered

they entered

Past continuous

I was entering

you were entering

he/she/it was entering

we were entering

you were entering

they were entering

Past perfect

I had entered

you had entered

he/she/it had entered

we had entered

you had entered

they had entered

Past perfect continuous

I had been entering

you had been entering

he/she/it had been entering

we had been entering

you had been entering

they had been entering

FUTURE

Future

I will enter

you will enter

he/she/it will enter

we will enter

you will enter

they will enter

Future continuous

I will be entering

you will be entering

he/she/it will be entering

we will be entering

you will be entering

they will be entering

Future perfect

I will have entered

you will have entered

he/she/it will have entered

we will have entered

you will have entered

they will have entered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been entering

you will have been entering

he/she/it will have been entering

we will have been entering

you will have been entering

they will have been entering

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would enter

you would enter

he/she/it would enter

we would enter

you would enter

they would enter

Conditional continuous

I would be entering

you would be entering

he/she/it would be entering

we would be entering

you would be entering

they would be entering

Conditional perfect

I would have enter

you would have enter

he/she/it would have enter

we would have enter

you would have enter

they would have enter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been entering

you would have been entering

he/she/it would have been entering

we would have been entering

you would have been entering

they would have been entering

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you enter
we let´s enter
you enter

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

entering

СЛОВА, РИФМУЮЩИЕСЯ СО СЛОВОМ ENTER

Синонимы и антонимы слова enter в словаре английский языка

СИНОНИМЫ СЛОВА «ENTER»

Указанные слова имеют то же или сходное значение, что у слова «enter», и относятся к той же грамматической категории.

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Тенденции использования слова enter

ТЕНДЕНЦИИ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ТЕРМИНА «ENTER»

Тенденции

ЧАСТОТНОСТЬ

Слово используется очень часто

На показанной выше карте показана частотность использования термина «enter» в разных странах.

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ЧАСТОТА ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ТЕРМИНА «ENTER» С ТЕЧЕНИЕМ ВРЕМЕНИ

На графике показано годовое изменение частотности использования слова «enter» за последние 500 лет. Формирование графика основано на анализе того, насколько часто термин «enter» появляется в оцифрованных печатных источниках на английский языке, начиная с 1500 года до настоящего времени.

Примеры использования в литературе на английский языке, цитаты и новости о слове enter

ЦИТАТЫ СО СЛОВОМ «ENTER»

Известные цитаты и высказывания со словом enter.

As my children leave the protected parameters of the bay called childhood and enter the wavier seas of adolescence, I’m starting to get seasick.

You know, I never expected to enter the movie business.

I enjoy watching sitcoms where the team behind it have successfully created a whole alternate reality that you can enter into for half an hour every week.

Short stories have no net. The writer cannot take a leisurely sixty pages to get things moving, or make a side trip onto a barely related subject, or slack off in the last forty pages. Everything is right now, right here, in the reader’s grasp and mind’s eye. The writer has twenty to thirty pages to entice, seduce, enter, and alter the reader.

It is like visiting one’s funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself.

Quitting doesn’t enter my mind.

Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.

The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.

I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish.

I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies.

КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «ENTER»

Поиск случаев использования слова enter в следующих библиографических источниках. Книги, относящиеся к слову enter, и краткие выдержки из этих книг для получения представления о контексте использования этого слова в литературе на английский языке.

1

Dead Inside: Do Not Enter: Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse

This chilling story is told through the scraps of paper, scrawled signs, and cryptic markers left by survivors as they struggle to stay alive and find those they ve lost in a world overrun by zombies.

2

Ctrl+Shift+Enter Mastering Excel Array Formulas: A Book …

Designed with Excel gurus in mind, this handbook outlines how to create formulas that can be used to solve everyday problems with a series of data values that standard Excel formulas cannot or would be too arduous to attempt.

3

You Can’t Win If You Don’t Enter

These are just some of the prizes available to be won in contests and sweepstakes in Canada today. In You Can’t Win If You Don’t Enter, learn how to take advantage of the different ways to win cash and prizes everyday!

When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influence of African-American women on race and women’s movements throughout American history.

«Enter, at your own risk» is a psychological thriller that draws the reader in, and then captivates you until the last page. Its rich character base and incredible story line makes the reader feel as if they are a part of this book.

Plagued by the birds following him, the pre-teen Superboy Robin decides that a new costume and a new name will solve all his problems.

7

Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica

He tells the story of how a tennis-playing, music-loving Danish immigrant named Lars Ulrich created a band with singer James Hetfield and made his dreams a reality.

8

Enter the New Negroes: Images of Race in American Culture

Focusing on images from the Harlem Renaissance that sparked a vibrant debate on identity, community, and history, «Enter the New Negroes» restores a critical visual aspect to African-American culture as it evokes the passion of a community …

The personal story of Fran Drescher, the New York-accented star of The Nanny, includes humorous childhood family stories, early career experiences, and anecdotes about her daily life in Hollywood. $150,000 ad/promo.

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Enter the Body: Women and Representation on Shakespeare’s Stage

This work speculates on how the theatre plays women’s bodies, and how audiences read them. Covering themes including sex, death and politics. The author explores five of Shakespeare’s female characters.

Carol Chillington Rutter, 2001

НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «ENTER»

Здесь показано, как национальная и международная пресса использует термин enter в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.

Is Facebook about to enter the music streaming war?

Facebook is reportedly moving beyond its Spotify tie-in with a music video and audio subscription service. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage. «The Guardian, Июл 15»

Bits | Daily Report: Yahoo to Enter Fantasy Sports Market

Even as legalized gambling has spread nationwide to include lotteries, casinos and just about every imaginable type of slot machine, the … «New York Times, Июл 15»

Police respond to several break and enter calls in Guelph

A 19-year-old from Guelph and a 31-year-old from Guelph have been charged with break and enter with intent. The 31-year-old was also … «Guelph Mercury, Июл 15»

Wales enter Fifa world rankings top 10 for first time, one place below …

Wales have been named as the tenth-best team in the world by the latest Fifa rankings. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Europe. «The Guardian, Июл 15»

Scott Disick ‘urged to enter rehab’

The reality TV star is understood to have split from his girlfriend of nine years Kourtney Kardashian, who he has three children with. «Belfast Telegraph, Июл 15»

All White Everything: The Glorious Badness Of Enter The Ninja

I’m asking this because the hero of 1981’s Enter the Ninja is a white ninja, in both senses of the word: He’s a Caucasian man who’s become a … «Deadspin, Июл 15»

Enter Air suspends bourse listing plans

Poland’s largest charter airline Enter Air has suspended its listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange citing non-conducive conditions. «thenews.pl, Июл 15»

Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United: Club ‘re-enter

Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United: Club ‘re-enter negotiations’ for £27m Southampton midfielder ahead of US tour … «The Independent, Июл 15»

Follow and enter to win a Skyforge Founders Pack worth £13/€18!

Enter our sweepstake below to be included in next week’s beta and get free gear with the chance to winner a Founder Pack worth £13! «VG247, Июл 15»

EconomyWelfare cuts ‘will lower incentive to enter work’

Certain key changes to the UK benefits system announced on Wednesday as part of an effort to wipe £12bn from the welfare bill by 2020 will … «Financial Times, Июл 15»

ССЫЛКИ

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Other forms: entered; entering; enters

To enter is to go inside or into a place. When you enter your house after school, you might pet your cat and take off your shoes.

You might enter the kitchen to see what’s for dinner, or enter the library to look for a book to read. In both cases, you go from one place into another, through a doorway. If you’re an actor, the word enter takes on a different meaning: to appear on the stage during a play. The stage directions might read, «Enter the King, stage left.» Countries also enter wars, and people enter contests — they register or become involved.

Definitions of enter

  1. “the boat
    entered an area of shallow marshes”

    synonyms:

    come in, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into

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    Antonyms:

    exit, get out, go out, leave

    move out of or depart from

    go away, go forth, leave

    go away from a place

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    take the field

    go on the playing field, of a football team

    penetrate, perforate

    pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

    re-enter

    enter again

    file in

    enter by marching in a file

    pop in

    enter briefly

    walk in

    enter by walking

    call at, out in

    enter a harbor

    take water

    enter the water

    turn in

    make an entrance by turning from a road

    board, get on

    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

    intrude, irrupt

    enter uninvited

    encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon

    to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

    dock

    come into dock

    break in

    intrude on uninvited

    dig into, poke into, probe

    examine physically with or as if with a probe

    cut

    penetrate injuriously

    interpenetrate, permeate

    penetrate mutually or be interlocked

    strike

    pierce with force

    break

    pierce or penetrate

    foray

    briefly enter enemy territory

    poke into

    enter briefly

    creep in, sneak in

    enter surreptitiously

    diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle

    spread or diffuse through

    honeycomb

    penetrate thoroughly and into every part

    berth, moor, wharf

    come into or dock at a wharf

    pierce

    make a hole into

    pierce, thrust

    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

    pierce

    cut or make a way through

    tunnel

    force a way through

    filter, percolate, permeate, sink in

    pass through

    grain, ingrain

    thoroughly work in

    immerse, plunge

    thrust or throw into

    force, storm

    take by force

    ooze through

    run slowly and gradually

    embark, ship

    go on board

    entrain

    board a train

    catch

    reach in time

    bother

    intrude or enter uninvited

    barge in, crash, gate-crash

    enter uninvited; informal

    move in on

    make intrusive advances towards

    foray into, raid

    enter someone else’s territory and take spoils

  2. verb

    become a participant; be involved in

    enter a race”

    enter an agreement”

    enter negotiations”

    synonyms:

    participate

  3. verb

    register formally as a participant or member

  4. verb

    set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

  5. verb

    put or introduce into something

    synonyms:

    infix, insert, introduce

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    connect, plug in, plug into

    plug into an outlet

    cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate

    introduce a cannula or tube into

    input

    enter (data or a program) into a computer

    instil, instill

    enter drop by drop

    embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant

    fix or set securely or deeply

    sandwich

    insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects

    graft, transplant

    place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

    pot

    plant in a pot

    nest

    fit together or fit inside

    bury, sink

    embed deeply

    type of:

    attach

    cause to be attached

  6. verb

    make a record of; set down in permanent form

    synonyms:

    put down, record

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    chalk up, tally

    keep score, as in games

    clock in, clock on, punch in

    register one’s arrival at work

    record, tape

    register electronically

    accession

    make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

    post

    display, as of records in sports games

    ring up

    to perform and record a sale on a cash register

    manifest

    record in a ship’s manifest

    inscribe

    write, engrave, or print as a lasting record

    chronicle

    record in chronological order; make a historical record

    file, file away

    place in a container for keeping records

    document

    record in detail

    log

    enter into a log, as on ships and planes

    clock up, log up

    record a distance travelled; on planes and cars

    film, shoot, take

    make a film or photograph of something

    tape, videotape

    record on videotape

    photograph, shoot, snap

    record on photographic film

    mark, score

    make underscoring marks

    notch

    notch a surface to record something

    keep, maintain

    maintain by writing regular records

    film

    record in film

    register

    record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

    book

    record a charge in a police register

    cancel, invalidate

    make invalid for use

    save, write

    record data on a computer

    tape record

    record with a tape recorder

    prerecord

    record before presentation, as of a broadcast

    file, register

    record in a public office or in a court of law

    retake

    photograph again

    reshoot

    shoot again

    x-ray

    take an x-ray of something or somebody

    cinematise, cinematize

    make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film

    microfilm

    record on microfilm

    cut

    record a performance on (a medium)

    cut

    make a recording of

    patent

    grant rights to; grant a patent for

    enrol, enroll, inscribe, recruit

    register formally as a participant or member

    list

    include in a list

    fine, ticket

    issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty

    book

    register in a hotel booker

    type of:

    preserve, save

    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

  7. verb

    be or play a part of or in

    synonyms:

    figure

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    be

    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

  8. verb

    take on duties or office

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Britannica Dictionary definition of ENTER

:

to go or come into (something)

[+ object]

  • Knock on the door before you enter the room.

  • The medication will quickly enter the blood stream.

  • The river enters the sea near here.

[no object]

  • Knock before you enter. = Knock before entering. [=knock on the door before you open it to go into the room]

  • You may enter now.




opposite exit

[+ object]

:

to begin to be in (an organization, school, etc.)

  • Our son will be entering college next year.

:

to cause (someone) to be in an organization, school, etc.

  • enter a child in kindergarten

  • (Brit) We entered him for a good school.

[+ object]

:

to start to do something

  • He was a teacher before he entered politics. [=before he began his political career]

  • He’s been faced with many scandals since he entered office. [=since he began his term in office]

  • The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring.

:

to begin to be in (a particular situation, period of time, etc.)

  • enter middle age

  • an actor who’s just now entering his prime

  • The strike has now entered its second week.

  • We’ve entered a new phase in our relationship.

  • The country is entering a period of prosperity.

  • Entering [=at the start of] the season, he was expected to be an important part of the team.

  • The word has entered common usage [=become commonly used] in recent decades.

:

to appear for the first time in (something)

  • He entered the game in the fifth inning.

  • The company has several new products now entering the marketplace.

:

to officially say that you will be in a race, competition, etc.

[+ object]

  • She entered every race.

  • Several leading players have entered the tournament.

[no object]

  • She won the race last year, but this year she decided not to enter.

  • (Brit) He entered for the tournament.

[+ object]

:

to officially say that (someone) will be in a race, competition, etc.

  • Her coach entered her in every race.

◊ If you are entered in a race, competition, etc., you are one of the people who are competing in it.

  • She was entered in every race.

[+ object]

:

to include (something) in a book, list, etc.

  • The teacher entered my name on the roster.

  • enter an item in a journal

  • These words are not yet entered in the dictionary. [=they do not yet appear in the dictionary]

:

to type in (words, data, etc.) on a computer

  • You need to enter your password in order to log on.

  • Please enter the new data in the spreadsheet.

[+ object]

:

to make or state (something) in a formal and official way

  • enter a complaint

  • The defendant entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of manslaughter.

enter into

[phrasal verb]

enter into (something)

:

to begin to be in or to take part in (something)

  • enter into a discussion

  • enter into an agreement

  • The two companies finally entered into a partnership.

:

to be a part of or to influence (something, such as a choice or decision)

  • You shouldn’t allow your prejudices to enter into your decision.

:

to share or become involved in (something)

  • You need to enter into the spirit of the occasion.

enter on/upon

[phrasal verb]

enter on/upon (something)

:

to begin to be in or to take part in (something)

  • She will soon be entering on [=starting] a new career.

  • The country is entering upon a period of prosperity.

enter the picture/scene

:

to become involved in something

  • The company went through many drastic changes after its new owner entered the scene.

or

enter (into) the equation

:

to become something that must be considered or dealt with

  • Once politics enters the picture, chances for a quick settlement are greatly reduced.

  • Money didn’t enter the equation when he offered to help. [=he didn’t expect to be paid for helping]

enter your mind/head

:

to occur in your thoughts

  • The idea of quitting never entered my mind. [=I never thought of quitting]

Definitions for (verb) enter

Main entry: embark, enter

Definition: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

Usage: she embarked upon a new career


Main entry: record, put down, enter

Definition: make a record of; set down in permanent form


Main entry: enter, participate

Definition: become a participant; be involved in

Usage: enter a race; enter an agreement; enter a drug treatment program; enter negotiations


Main entry: enter, infix, insert, introduce

Definition: put or introduce into something

Usage: insert a picture into the text


Main entry: enter

Definition: come on stage


Main entry: move into, get in, get into, go in, go into, enter, come in

Definition: to come or go into

Usage: the boat entered an area of shallow marshes


Main entry: accede, enter

Definition: take on duties or office

Usage: accede to the throne


Main entry: enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit

Definition: register formally as a participant or member

Usage: The party recruited many new members


Main entry: enter, figure

Definition: be or play a part of or in

Usage: Elections figure prominently in every government program; How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?

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