enter into

British  

verb

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

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enter into Idioms  

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

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

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

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

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Example Sentences

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enter into

European regulators said in a statement that for a period of 10 years, Paramount should also not directly or indirectly "enter into any agreement or understanding with Universal to jointly co-distribute films in the EEA".

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

It is not clear why the men agreed to enter into the marriages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

In a separate statement, Vault acknowledged Regis’s decision and said it intends to terminate their deal and enter into a definitive agreement with Genesis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Jostein Solheim, the CEO of Unilever’s health and well-being segment, said last month that he’d “seen more than 300 competitors enter into the functional hydration space” recently.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

Geoffroy’s twenty-four substances thus survive even when they are combined with other substances: they are not transmuted when they enter into such combinations.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton