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enter
to come or go into; penetrate: enter a room; enter the bloodstream
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en·ter
(ĕn′tər)v. en·tered, en·ter·ing, en·ters
v.tr.
1. To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel.
2. To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim's skull.
3. To introduce; insert: She entered the probe into the patient's artery.
4.
a. To become a participant, member, or part of; join: too old to enter the army; entered the discussion at a crucial moment.
b. To gain admission to (a school, for example).
5. To cause to become a participant, member, or part of; enroll: entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show.
6. To embark on; begin: With Sputnik, the Soviet Union entered the space age.
7. To make a beginning in; take up: entered medicine.
8. To write or put in: entered our names in the guest book; enters the data into the computer.
9. To place formally on record; submit: enter a plea of not guilty; enter a complaint.
10. To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).
11. To report (a ship or cargo) to customs.
v.intr.
1. To come or go in; make an entry: As the president entered, the band played "Hail to the Chief."
2. To effect penetration.
3. To become a member or participant.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: A key on a keyboard or keypad used to enter or confirm a command or other textual input.
enter into
1. To participate in; take an active role or interest in: enter into politics; enter into negotiations.
2. To become party to (a contract): The nations entered into a trade agreement.
3. To become a component of; form a part of: Financial matters entered into the discussion.
4. To consider; investigate: The report entered into the effect of high interest rates on the market.
enter on (or upon)
1. To set out on; begin: We enter on a new era in our history.
2. To begin considering; take up: After discussing the budget deficit, they entered on the problem of raising taxes.
3. To take possession of: She entered upon the estate of her uncle.
[Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, from intrā, inside; see en in Indo-European roots.]
en′ter·a·ble adj.
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enter
(ˈɛntə)vb
1. to come or go into (a place, house, etc)
2. to penetrate or pierce
3. (tr) to introduce or insert
4. to join (a party, organization, etc)
5. (when: intr, foll by into) to become involved or take part (in): to enter a game; to enter into an agreement.
6. (tr) to record (an item such as a commercial transaction) in a journal, account, register, etc
7. (tr) to record (a name, etc) on a list
8. (tr) to present or submit: to enter a proposal.
9. (Theatre) (intr) theatre to come on stage: used as a stage direction: enter Juliet.
10. (when: intr, often foll by into, on, or upon) to begin; start: to enter upon a new career.
11. (often foll by: upon) to come into possession (of)
12. (Law) (tr) to place (evidence, a plea, etc) before a court of law or upon the court records
13. (Law) (tr) law
a. to go onto and occupy (land)
b. chiefly US to file a claim to (public lands)
[C13: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within]
ˈenterable adj
ˈenterer n
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en•ter
(ˈɛn tər)v.t.
1. to come or go in or into: to enter a room; The thought never entered my mind.
2. to penetrate or pierce: The bullet entered the flesh.
3. to put in or insert.
4. to become a member of; join.
5. to cause to be admitted, as into a school or a competition: to enter a horse in a race.
6. to begin upon; engage or become involved in: to enter the medical profession.
7. to share in; have an intuitive understanding of: able to enter the spirit of the work.
8. to make a record of; record or register.
9. Law.
a. to make a formal record of (a fact).
b. to occupy or take possession of (lands), esp. under rightful claim.
10. to put forward, submit, or register formally: to enter an objection; to enter a bid.
v.i. 11. to come or go in.
12. to be admitted, as into a school or competition.
13. to make a beginning (often fol. by on or upon): to enter upon a new phase in history.
14. to come upon the stage (used in stage directions, often as a 3rd person imperative): Enter Othello.
15. enter into,
a. to participate in; engage in.
b. to investigate; consider.
c. to sympathize with; share in.
d. to form a constituent part or ingredient of.
[1200–50; < Old French entrer < Latin intrāre to enter, derivative of intrā within]
en′ter•a•ble, adj.
en′ter•er, n.
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enter
– go into – come into1. 'enter'
If you enter a room or building, you go into it.
Colonel Rolland entered a small cafe.
Enter can be used without an object.
They stopped talking as soon as they saw Brody enter.
2. 'go into' and 'come into'
Enter is a rather formal word, and you do not usually use it in conversation. Instead you say that someone goes into or comes into a room or building.
He shut the street door behind me as I went in.
Boylan came silently into the room.
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enter
Past participle: entered
Gerund: entering
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| Verb | 1. | enter - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" take the field - go on the playing field, of a football team penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" re-enter - enter again; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa" file in - enter by marching in a file pop in - enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes" walk in - enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here" take water - enter the water; "the wild ducks took water" turn in - make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate" intrude, irrupt - enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" dock - come into dock; "the ship docked" enter upon, luck into, come upon - take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives" |
| 2. | enter - become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" jump - enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game" chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, throw in the towel, throw in, give up, quit - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" | |
| 3. | enter - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" unionise, unionize - recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" register - enroll to vote; "register for an election" matriculate - enroll as a student register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions | |
| 4. | enter - be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 5. | enter - make a record of; set down in permanent form recording, transcription - the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library post - display, as of records in sports games ring up - to perform and record a sale on a cash register; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" manifest - record in a ship's manifest; "each passenger must be manifested" inscribe - write, engrave, or print as a lasting record chronicle - record in chronological order; make a historical record document - record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" log - enter into a log, as on ships and planes photograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" notch - notch a surface to record something maintain, keep - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" film - record in film; "The coronation was filmed" save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions book - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" | |
| 6. | enter - come on stage | |
| 7. |  enter - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?" come after, succeed, follow - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" | |
| 8. | enter - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" attach - cause to be attached plug in, plug into, connect - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" penetrate - insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate - introduce a cannula or tube into; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" input - enter (data or a program) into a computer embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" sandwich - insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" graft, transplant - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | |
| 9. | enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" take up - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration" |
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enter
verb
1. come or go in or into, arrive, set foot in somewhere, cross the threshold of somewhere, make an entrance He entered and stood near the door.
come or go in or into exit, leave, withdraw, go, depart, issue from, take your leave
come or go in or into exit, leave, withdraw, go, depart, issue from, take your leave
3. join, start work at, begin work at, sign up for, enrol in, become a member of, enlist in, commit yourself to He entered the company as a junior trainee.
join resign, leave, retire, withdraw, go, pull out, drop out
join resign, leave, retire, withdraw, go, pull out, drop out
4. participate in, join (in), be involved in, get involved in, play a part in, partake in, associate yourself with, start to be in A million young people enter the labour market each year.
5. begin, start, take up, move into, set about, commence, set out on, embark upon I have entered a new phase in my life.
6. compete in, contest, take part in, join in, fight, sign up for, go in for As a boy he entered many music competitions.
7. record, note, register, log, list, write down, take down, inscribe, set down, put in writing Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
enter into something begin, take part in, undertake, participate in, embark on, get involved with, become involved with I have not entered into any financial agreements with them.
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enter
verb1. To come or go into (a place):
Nautical: put in.
Idioms: gain entrance, set foot in.
2. To pass into or through by overcoming resistance:
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Translations
vstoupit
gå ind ikomme indkomme ind itilmeldebegynde på
tulla sisään
ući
bemegybevisz
ganga inn eîa inn íhefja starfkoma eîa fara inn eîa inn ískráskrá, færa inn
入る
...에 들어가다
įeitiįrašytileistis įužregistruoti
ieietienāktierakstītiestātiespieteikt
prihlásiť
vnestivstopiti
gå in
เข้า
đi vào
enter
[ˈentəʳ]A. VT
1. (= go into, come into) [+ room, country, tunnel] → entrar en; [+ bus, train] → subir a
the phrase has already entered the language → la frase ya ha entrado en el idioma
where the River Wyre enters the Thames → donde el río Wyre confluye con el Támesis
the ship entered harbour → el barco entró en el puerto
the thought never entered my head → jamás se me ocurrió, jamás se me pasó por la cabeza
to enter hospital (frm) → ingresar en el hospital
the phrase has already entered the language → la frase ya ha entrado en el idioma
where the River Wyre enters the Thames → donde el río Wyre confluye con el Támesis
the ship entered harbour → el barco entró en el puerto
the thought never entered my head → jamás se me ocurrió, jamás se me pasó por la cabeza
to enter hospital (frm) → ingresar en el hospital
2. (= penetrate) [+ market] → introducirse en; (sexually) → penetrar
3. (= join) [+ army, navy] → alistarse en, enrolarse en; [+ college, school] → entrar en; [+ company, organization] → incorporarse a, entrar a formar parte de; [+ profession] → ingresar en, entrar en; [+ discussion, conversation] → unirse a, intervenir en; [+ war] → entrar en
he entered the church → se hizo sacerdote
he decided to enter a monastery → decidió hacerse monje
he entered politics at a young age → se metió en la política cuando era joven
he entered the church → se hizo sacerdote
he decided to enter a monastery → decidió hacerse monje
he entered politics at a young age → se metió en la política cuando era joven
4. (= go in for) [+ live competition, exam] → presentarse a; [+ race, postal competition] → participar en, tomar parte en
5. (= enrol) [+ pupil] (for school) → matricular, inscribir; (for examination) → presentar
how many students are you entering this year? → ¿a cuántos alumnos presentas este año?
to enter sth/sb for sth: he entered his son for Eton → matriculó or inscribió a su hijo en Eton
to enter a horse for a race → inscribir a un caballo para una carrera
she had intended to enter the piece of work for a competition → su intención había sido presentar el trabajo a un concurso
how many students are you entering this year? → ¿a cuántos alumnos presentas este año?
to enter sth/sb for sth: he entered his son for Eton → matriculó or inscribió a su hijo en Eton
to enter a horse for a race → inscribir a un caballo para una carrera
she had intended to enter the piece of work for a competition → su intención había sido presentar el trabajo a un concurso
6. (= write down) [+ name] → escribir, apuntar; [+ claim, request] → presentar, formular (Fin) [+ amount, transaction] → registrar, anotar (Comm) [+ order] → registrar, anotar
enter your answers in the boxes provided → escriba las respuestas en las casillas
enter your answers in the boxes provided → escriba las respuestas en las casillas
7. (= begin) → entrar en
as the war enters its second month → al entrar la guerra en su segundo mes
the crisis is entering a new phase → la crisis está entrando en una nueva fase
as the war enters its second month → al entrar la guerra en su segundo mes
the crisis is entering a new phase → la crisis está entrando en una nueva fase
8. (Comput) [+ data] → introducir
B. VI
2. (Theat) → entrar en escena
enter, stage left → entra en escena por la izquierda del escenario
enter Macbeth → entra en escena Macbeth
enter, stage left → entra en escena por la izquierda del escenario
enter Macbeth → entra en escena Macbeth
3.
to enter for [+ live competition] (= put name down for) → inscribirse en; (= take part in) → presentarse a; [+ race, postal competition] (= put name down for) → inscribirse en; (= take part in) → participar en
are you going to enter for the exam? → ¿te vas a presentar al examen?
to enter for [+ live competition] (= put name down for) → inscribirse en; (= take part in) → presentarse a; [+ race, postal competition] (= put name down for) → inscribirse en; (= take part in) → participar en
are you going to enter for the exam? → ¿te vas a presentar al examen?
enter into VI + PREP
1. (= engage in) [+ agreement] → llegar a; [+ contract] → firmar; [+ relationship, argument] → iniciar; [+ explanation, details] → entrar en; [+ conversation, correspondence, negotiations] → entablar
to enter into the spirit of things → ambientarse
see also partnership A2
to enter into the spirit of things → ambientarse
see also partnership A2
2. (= affect) [+ plans, calculations] → influir en
do their wishes enter into your plans at all? → ¿sus deseos influyen para algo en tus planes?
money doesn't enter into it → el dinero no tiene nada que ver
do their wishes enter into your plans at all? → ¿sus deseos influyen para algo en tus planes?
money doesn't enter into it → el dinero no tiene nada que ver
enter on enter upon VI + PREP [+ career] → emprender; [+ period, term of office] → empezar (Comm, Fin) [+ transaction, investment] → realizar
enter up VT + ADV [+ facts, information] → escribir, anotar; [+ diary, ledger] → poner al día
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enter
[ˈɛntər] vt
(= go into) [+ room, building] → entrer dans, pénétrer dans; [+ country] → entrer dans
to enter a room → entrer dans une pièce
to enter a room → entrer dans une pièce
[+ profession] → embrasser
(= go in for) to enter a competition → s'inscrire à une compétition
[+ competitor] → (faire) inscrire
(= write down) → noter
[+ phase, period of time] → entrer dans
vi (into room, building) → entrer
"please knock before entering" → "frappez avant d'entrer, svp"
"please knock before entering" → "frappez avant d'entrer, svp"
enter for
vt fus [+ competition, race, exam] → s'inscrire à
vt sep
to enter sb for [+ competition, race] → inscrire qn à
to enter into marriage (= get married) → se marier
no correspondence will be entered into → nous ne donnerons suite à aucun courrier
that doesn't enter into it (= isn't relevant) → cela n'a rien à voir
to enter sb for [+ competition, race] → inscrire qn à
enter into
vt fus [+ explanation] → se lancer dans; [+ negotiations] → entamer; [+ debate] → prendre part à; [+ agreement] → passerto enter into marriage (= get married) → se marier
no correspondence will be entered into → nous ne donnerons suite à aucun courrier
that doesn't enter into it (= isn't relevant) → cela n'a rien à voir
enter up
vt sep [+ figure, total] → inscrireenter on
enter upon vt fus [+ course of action] → s'engager dans; [+ career] → débuterCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enter
vt
(towards speaker) → hereinkommen in (+acc); (away from speaker) → hineingehen in (+acc); (= walk into) building etc → betreten, eintreten in (+acc); (= drive into) car park, motorway → einfahren in (+acc); (= turn into) road etc → einbiegen in (+acc); (= flow into: river, sewage etc) → münden in (+acc); (= penetrate: bullet etc) → eindringen in (+acc); (= climb into) train → einsteigen in (+acc); (= cross border of) country → einreisen in (+acc); to enter harbour → (in den Hafen) einlaufen; the dispute is entering its fifth year → die Auseinandersetzung zieht sich jetzt schon ins fünfte Jahr hin; the thought never entered my head or mind → so etwas wäre mir nie eingefallen; that idea HAD entered my mind (iro) → auf diesen Gedanken bin ich tatsächlich gekommen
(= join, become a member of) → eintreten in (+acc); to enter the Army/Navy → zum Heer/zur Marine gehen; to enter the Church → Geistlicher werden; to enter a school → in eine Schule eintreten; to enter university → ein Studium beginnen; to enter a profession → einen Beruf ergreifen
(= record) → eintragen (→ in in +acc); (Comput) data → eingeben; to enter somebody’s/one’s name → jdn/sich eintragen; enter these purchases under my name (Comm) → tragen Sie diese Käufe auf meinen Namen ein
(= enrol, for school, exam etc) pupil → anmelden; (for race, contest etc) horse → melden; competitor → anmelden; I entered him in the competition → ich meldete ihn zu dem Wettbewerb an
(= go in for) race, contest → sich beteiligen an (+dat); only amateurs could enter the race → es konnten nur Amateure an dem Rennen teilnehmen
(= submit) appeal, plea → einlegen; to enter an action against somebody (Jur) → gegen jdn einen Prozess anstrengen or einleiten
(Comput) text etc → eingeben
vi
(towards speaker) → hereinkommen; (away from speaker) → hineingehen; (= walk in) → eintreten; (into bus etc) → einsteigen; (= drive in) → einfahren; (= penetrate: bullet etc) → eindringen; (= into country) → einreisen
(Theat) → auftreten
(for race, exam etc) → sich melden (for zu)
n (Comput) hit enter → Enter drücken
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enter
[ˈɛntəʳ]1. vt
a. (go into, house, vehicle) → entrare in; (road) → prendere; (navy, army) → arruolarsi in; (profession) → intraprendere; (college, school) → iscriversi a; (club) → associarsi a; (debate, discussion, contest, competition) → partecipare a
the thought never entered my head → non mi è mai passato per la testa or l'anticamera del cervello
he entered the Church → si è fatto prete
the thought never entered my head → non mi è mai passato per la testa or l'anticamera del cervello
he entered the Church → si è fatto prete
b. (write down, name, amount, order) → registrare (Comput) (data) → immettere, inserire, introdurre
to enter sb/sth for sth (enrol, pupil, candidate, racehorse) → iscrivere qn/qc a qc
to enter sb/sth for sth (enrol, pupil, candidate, racehorse) → iscrivere qn/qc a qc
2. vi → entrare
enter Othello (Theatre) → entra Otello
to enter for (competition, race) → iscriversi a
enter Othello (Theatre) → entra Otello
to enter for (competition, race) → iscriversi a
enter into vi + prep
a. (participate in) → entrare in; (negotiations, argument, debate) → prendere parte a, partecipare a; (explanation) → lanciarsi in; (agreement) → concludere
to enter into conversation with sb → intavolare una conversazione con qn
to enter into conversation with sb → intavolare una conversazione con qn
enter upon vi + prep → cominciare
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enter
(ˈentə) verb1. to go or come in. Enter by this door.
2. to come or go into (a place). He entered the room.
3. to give the name of (another person or oneself) for a competition etc. He entered for the race; I entered my pupils for the examination.
4. to write (one's name etc) in a book etc. Did you enter your name in the visitors' book?
5. to start in. She entered his employment last week.
enter into1. to take part in. He entered into an agreement with the film director.
2. to take part enthusiastically in. They entered into the Christmas spirit.
3. to begin to discuss. We cannot enter into the question of salaries yet.
4. to be a part of. The price did not enter into the discussion.
enter on/upon to begin. We have entered upon the new term.
to enter (not enter into) a room.
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enter
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enter
vt. entrar, introducir, penetrar, ingresar.
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