enter

1 of 2

verb

en·ter ˈen-tər How to pronounce enter (audio)

entered; entering ˈen-t(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce enter (audio)

intransitive verb

: to go or come in

: to come or gain admission into a group : join

—often used with into

: to make a beginning

entering upon a career

: to begin to consider a subject

—usually used with into or upon

: to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession

: to come onstage

—usually used in the subjunctive as a stage direction

enter Hamlet reading

: 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

: to play a part : be a factor

other considerations enter when money is involved

transitive verb

: to come or go into

enter a room

: inscribe, register

enter the names of qualified voters

: to cause to be received or admitted

enter a child at a school

: to put in : insert

enter the new data into the computer

: to make a beginning in

enter politics

: to go into (a particular period of time)

enter middle age

: to become a member of or an active participant in

enter the university

enter a race

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

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

enter a writ

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

: to put formally on record

entering a complaint

enterable

ˈen-t(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce enter (audio)

adjective

enter-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or entero-

: intestine

enteritis

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

Kids Definition

enter

verb

en·ter ˈen-tər How to pronounce enter (audio)

entered; entering

: to come or go in or into

enter a room

enter middle age

: to stab into : pierce

The thorn entered my thumb.

: to put into a list or book : write down

The teacher entered my name on the roster.

: to put in or into

Enter the data into the computer.

: to become a member of

I entered a fitness club.

: to become a participant in or take an interest in

enter a race

enter politics

: enroll in : begin attending

enter kindergarten

Legal Definition

enter

intransitive verb

en·ter

: to go or come in

specifically : to go upon real property by right of entry especially to take possession

lessor shall have the right to enter and take possession

—often used in deeds and leases

transitive verb

: to come or go into

he breaks into and enters a vehicle

Code of Alabama

verb

present participle of enter

as in accessing

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

accessing
penetrating
piercing
invading
stepping into
infiltrating
setting foot in
encroaching
intruding
trespassing
dropping in
infringing
bursting (in or into)
waltzing (in)
gate-crashing
crashing
breezing (in)
popping (in)
wandering (into)
barging (in)
straying (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

leaving
exiting
departing

as in joining

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

Synonyms & Similar Words

joining
rejoining
reentering
reenrolling
reenlisting
enrolling (in)
signing on (for)
re-enrolling
signing up (for)
enlisting (in)
getting in
re-enlisting
re-upping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

withdrawing
quitting
demitting
dropping out

as in recording

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

Synonyms & Similar Words

recording
enrolling
registering
listing
filing
scheduling
cataloging
inscribing
indexing
compiling
classifying
slating
cataloguing
booking
noting
tabulating
putting down
carding
tallying
rescheduling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deleting

as in receiving

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

receiving
admitting
taking
welcoming
confirming
entertaining
ratifying
fellowshiping
fellowshipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

banning
barring
rejecting
refusing
dismissing
declining
disapproving
expelling
banishing
disallowing
blacklisting
ousting
throwing out
deporting
ostracizing
exiling
blackballing

单词	entering
释义	enter 1 of 2 verb en·ter ˈen-tər entered; entering ˈen-t(ə-)riŋ 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 adjective enter- 2 of 2 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 access penetrate pierce See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 Phrases Containing enter enter common usage enter office enter politics enter one's head enter someone's mind/head enter the picture enter the picture/scene enter (into) the equation enter the lists enter into See More enter common usage enter office enter politics enter one's head enter someone's mind/head enter the picture enter the picture/scene enter (into) the equation enter the lists enter into See More Kids Definition enter verb en·ter ˈen-tər entered; entering 1 : to come or go in or into enter a room enter middle age 2 : to stab into : pierce The thorn entered my thumb. 3 : to put into a list or book : write down The teacher entered my name on the roster. 4 : to put in or into Enter the data into the computer. 5 : to become a member of I entered a fitness club. 6 : to become a participant in or take an interest in enter a race enter politics 7 : enroll in : begin attending enter kindergarten Legal Definition enter intransitive verb en·ter : to go or come in specifically : to go upon real property by right of entry especially to take possession lessor shall have the right to enter and take possession —often used in deeds and leases transitive verb 1 : to come or go into he breaks into and enters a vehicle Code of Alabama see also break, breaking and entering 2 : record, register 3 : to put in correct form before a court or on a record entered judgment against the defendant entering a plea compare render 4 : to go upon (real property) by right of entry especially to take possession if the lessee defaults, the lessor may enter the premises compare distrain entering verb present participle of enter 1 as in accessing to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance accessing penetrating piercing invading stepping into infiltrating setting foot in encroaching intruding trespassing dropping in infringing bursting (in or into) waltzing (in) gate-crashing crashing breezing (in) popping (in) wandering (into) barging (in) straying (into) Antonyms & Near Antonyms leaving exiting departing 2 as in joining to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society Synonyms & Similar Words joining rejoining reentering reenrolling reenlisting enrolling (in) signing on (for) re-enrolling signing up (for) enlisting (in) getting in re-enlisting re-upping Antonyms & Near Antonyms withdrawing quitting demitting dropping out 3 as in recording to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database Synonyms & Similar Words recording enrolling registering listing filing scheduling cataloging inscribing indexing compiling classifying slating cataloguing booking noting tabulating putting down carding tallying rescheduling Antonyms & Near Antonyms deleting 4 as in receiving to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year Synonyms & Similar Words receiving admitting taking welcoming confirming entertaining ratifying fellowshiping fellowshipping Antonyms & Near Antonyms banning barring rejecting refusing dismissing declining disapproving expelling banishing disallowing blacklisting ousting throwing out deporting ostracizing exiling blackballing See More
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enter

verb

combining form

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intransitive verb

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