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enter

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verb

en·​ter ˈen-tər How to pronounce enter (audio)
entered; entering ˈen-t(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce enter (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to go or come in
2
: to come or gain admission into a group : join
—often used with into
3
a
: to make a beginning
entering upon a career
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
enter Hamlet reading
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

1
: to come or go into
enter a room
2
: inscribe, register
enter the names of qualified voters
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
enter politics
b
: to go into (a particular period of time)
enter middle age
6
: to become a member of or an active participant in
enter the university
enter a race
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
enter a writ
9
: to go into or upon and take actual possession of (something, such as land)
10
: to put formally on record
entering a complaint
enterable
ˈen-t(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce enter (audio)
adjective

enter-

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combining form

variants or entero-
: intestine
enteritis
Phrases
enter into
1
: to make oneself a party to or in
enter into an agreement
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

Verb

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Guarantee mechanisms can incentivize them to enter the market or expand capacities. Awi Federgruen, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 The coffin is set to enter the Palace of Westminster through New Palace Yard. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Companies that enter joint ventures typically share costs and liabilities. Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 But across that spectrum, as more people become interested in monitoring what goes on inside their bodies, the question of who gets a CGM, and who doesn’t, may become a model as other new medical technologies enter the market. AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Starlink is also looking to enter the inflight WiFi market and signed deals with Hawaiian Airlines and private jet operator JSX to add Starlink antennas on their aircraft. Mihir Tripathy, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 Airport-style security checks are in place near the front of the line before people can enter Parliament. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 The 12-member jury and 10 alternates were not present but were lining up outside the courtroom to enter. CBS News, 14 Sep. 2022 To enter, please fill out all of the fields in the form before noon on Tuesday, October 4. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

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

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

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