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verb (used without object)
1.
to come or go in: Knock before you enter.
2.
to be admitted into a school, competition, etc.: Some contestants enter as late as a day before the race.
3.
to make a beginning (often followed by on or upon): We have entered upon a new phase in history.
4.
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)
5.
to come or go into: He just entered the building. The thought never entered my mind.
6.
to penetrate or pierce: The bullet entered the flesh.
7.
to put in or insert.
8.
to become a member of; join: to enter a club.
9.
EXPANDto cause to be admitted, as into a school, competition, etc.: to enter a horse in a race.
10.
to make a beginning of or in, or begin upon; engage or become involved in: He entered the medical profession.
11.
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.
12.
to make a record of; record or register: to enter a new word in a dictionary.
13.
Law.
a.
to make a formal record of (a fact).
b.
to occupy or to take possession of (lands); make an entrance, entry, ingress in, under claim of a right to possession.
c.
to file an application for (public lands).
14.
Computers. to put (a document, program, data, etc.) into a computer system: Enter your new document into the word-processing system.
15.
to put forward, submit, or register formally: to enter an objection to a proposed action; to enter a bid for a contract.
16.
COLLAPSEto report (a ship, cargo, etc.) at the custom house.
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enter into,
a.
to participate in; engage in.
b.
to investigate; consider: We will enter into the question of inherited characteristics at a future time.
c.
to sympathize with; share in.
d.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of: There is another factor that enters into the situation.
e.
to go into a particular state: to enter into a state of suspended animation.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English entren < Old French entrer < Latin intrāre to enter, derivative of intrā within
1200–50; Middle English entren < Old French entrer < Latin intrāre to enter, derivative of intrā within
Related forms
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
EXPANDwell-en·tered, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. leave. 7. remove.
1. leave. 7. remove.
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| enter into | |
| —vb | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
enter
mid-13c., from O.Fr. entrer, from L. intrare, from intra "within," related to inter (prep., adj.) "among, between."
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
enter into
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Participate in, take an active role or interest in, as in We had to think twice before we entered into these negotiations. [Late 1700s]
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Become party to (a contract), bind oneself, as in The nations entered into a new agreement. [First half of 1500s]
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Become a component, form a part of, as in Finances soon entered into the discussion. [Early 1700s]
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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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