enter
to come or go in: Knock before you enter.
to be admitted into a school, competition, etc.: Some contestants enter as late as a day before the race.
to make a beginning (often followed by on or upon): We have entered upon a new phase in history.
Theater. to come upon the stage (used in stage directions as the 3rd person imperative singular or plural): Enter Othello, and Iago at a distance.
to come or go into: He just entered the building. The thought never entered my mind.
to penetrate or pierce: The bullet entered the flesh.
to put in or insert.
to become a member of; join: to enter a club.
to cause to be admitted, as into a school, competition, etc.: to enter a horse in a race.
to make a beginning of or in, or begin upon; engage or become involved in: He entered the medical profession.
to share in; have an intuitive understanding of: In order to appreciate the novel, one must be able to enter the spirit of the work.
to make a record of; record or register: to enter a new word in a dictionary.
Law.
to make a formal record of (a fact).
to file an application for (public lands).
Computers. to put (a document, program, data, etc.) into a computer system: Enter your new document into the word-processing system.
to put forward, submit, or register formally: to enter an objection to a proposed action; to enter a bid for a contract.
to report (a ship, cargo, etc.) at the custom house.
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.
Origin of enter
1Opposites for enter
Other words from enter
- en·ter·a·ble, adjective
- en·ter·er, noun
- pre·en·ter, verb (used without object)
- un·en·ter·a·ble, adjective
- un·en·tered, adjective
- well-entered, adjective
Words that may be confused with enter
- enter , inter
Words Nearby enter
Other definitions for enter- (2 of 2)
variant of entero- before a vowel: enteritis.
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How to use enter in a sentence
I thought back to that this week, when the national anthem again entered the news, this time because Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, ordered his team’s home games this season to start without playing the anthem.
Mark Cuban had the right idea: It’s time to rethink how we use the national anthem | John Feinstein | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostTwo teams will fall to the second division, and a third will enter a playoff.
Matthew Hoppe was a little-known American soccer player — until he reached the Bundesliga | Steven Goff | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostJakub Vrana, who entered the covid-19 protocols Saturday, was removed from the list Tuesday.
For first time in three weeks, Capitals could be at full strength Sunday | Samantha Pell | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostNo player had entered the NBA out of high school in more than two decades.
An NBA experiment lets draft prospects skip college, stay home and get paid to play | Michael Lee | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostHe took the mic from David to demand the team re-sign him as the nine-year veteran enters unrestricted free agency this offseason.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrate Super Bowl LV victory in boat parade | Cindy Boren, Glynn A. Hill | February 10, 2021 | Washington Post
For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”
Even then, most of us doubted he would show up and actually sign the papers allowing him to enter the 1992 New Hampshire primary.
The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.
Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed | Melissa Leon | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany more German divisions would enter the fray over the next few days.
Roughly one out of every 33 women who enter the federal prison system is pregnant.
One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHe will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHe was positive he had seen some one enter the room, go to the chair, and take the money from his pockets.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxA little shepherdess is guiding them, as anxious to get them in as they are to enter, for this means the end of her day's work.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementBut first he held a whispered colloquy with the Princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for enter
/ (ˈɛntə) /
to come or go into (a place, house, etc)
to penetrate or pierce
(tr) to introduce or insert
to join (a party, organization, etc)
(when intr, foll by into) to become involved or take part (in): to enter a game; to enter into an agreement
(tr) to record (an item such as a commercial transaction) in a journal, account, register, etc
(tr) to record (a name, etc) on a list
(tr) to present or submit: to enter a proposal
(intr) theatre to come on stage: used as a stage direction: enter Juliet
(when intr, often foll by into, on, or upon) to begin; start: to enter upon a new career
(intr often foll by upon) to come into possession (of)
(tr) to place (evidence, a plea, etc) before a court of law or upon the court records
(tr) law
to go onto and occupy (land)
mainly US to file a claim to (public lands)
Origin of enter
1Derived forms of enter
- enterable, adjective
- enterer, noun
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