enter
[ en-ter ]
/ ˈɛn tər /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
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.
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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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enter
enter , interOther definitions for enter (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for enter
enter
/ (ˈɛntə) /
verb
Derived forms of enter
enterable, adjectiveenterer, nounWord Origin for enter
C13: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within
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Medical definitions for enter
enter-
pref.
Variant ofentero-
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