entering

en·ter

E0158200 (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 into1. 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.

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

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en′ter·a·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	entering - a movement into or inward entrancechange of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of somethingencroachment, intrusion, invasion - any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
	2.	entering - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"incoming, ingress, entrance, entryarrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"incursion - the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American living room"intrusion - entrance by force or without permission or welcomeirruption - a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners"entree - the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"enrollment, enrolment, registration - the act of enrollingpenetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"admission, admittance - the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"

Translations

entrantentrante