enter
verb (used without object)
to come or go in.
had entered
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past perfectof enter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had entered his Visa card particulars into a website that scammers had made to look like the real site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
On Monday, the RAC said diesel prices had entered "uncharted territory" and served as a reminder of "just how exposed the UK is to events occurring far away".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The RAC said diesel prices had entered "uncharted territory" and served as a reminder of "just how exposed the UK is to events occurring far away".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Capgemini said it had entered into an agreement with ITC Federal, a US IT solutions and enterprise services provider to federal law enforcement, homeland security and defence agencies, for the sale of Capgemini Government Solutions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
My dad said that it was a good thing that I had entered the army, that I would be all right there.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
