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enter
1[en-ter]
verb (used without object)
to come or go in.
Knock before you enter.
Antonyms: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 orupon ).
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
Antonyms: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.
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.
verb phrase
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.
enter-
2variant of entero- before a vowel.
enteritis.
enter
/ ˈɛԳə /
verb
to come or go into (a place, house, etc)
to penetrate or pierce
(tr) to introduce or insert
to join (a party, organization, etc)
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
to begin; start
to enter upon a new career
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)
to file a claim to (public lands)
Other 51Թ Forms
- enterable adjective
- enterer noun
- preenter verb (used without object)
- unenterable adjective
- unentered adjective
- well-entered adjective
- ˈԳٱ adjective
- ˈԳٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enter1
Example Sentences
“What is the probable cause for them to be entering into a private business area? ... At this moment, it seems to me like they have a blanket authority almost to do anything.”
When we arrived at the school, he walked her to the entrance, kissed her, and then watched until she entered the classroom.
One of those who didn’t enter was Daniel Fuentes of Los Angeles, who instead gathered with a group of anti-ICE protesters across the street from the stadium a couple of hours before the game.
Instead, she wants to highlight that "anyone should enter art places, or museums or churches, wherever art is displayed, in a more respectful way".
Australia - the only other potential candidate - decided not to enter the running, hinting it was futile to do so after being given less than a month by Fifa to mount a challenge.
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When To Use
Enter- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “intestine.” The intestines are the long tract of the digestive system that runs from the stomach to the anus. Enter- is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.Enter- comes from the Greek éԳٱDz, meaning “intestine.” A scientific term for the digestive tract (alimentary canal) is enteron, which comes from this same Greek root. The word dysentery, literally meaning “bad bowels,” also derives from the Greek éԳٱDz.Enter- is a variant of entero-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use entero- article.
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