To enter is to go inside or into a place. When you enter your house after school, you might pet your cat and take off your shoes.
To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce;
Verb
set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career"
Verb
make a record of; set down in permanent form
Verb
become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
Verb
put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
Verb
come on stage
Verb
to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
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take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
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register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
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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?"
v. t.
To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass
within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to
enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the
sea.
v. t.
To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a
member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army.
v. t.
To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the
legal profession, the book trade, etc.
v. t.
To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to
commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation.
v. t.
To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put
in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a
piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse
for a race, etc.
v. t.
To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name,
or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the
particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of
merchandise at the customhouse.
v. t.
To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession
of them.
v. t.
To place in regular form before the court, usually in
writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a
writ, appearance, rule, or judgment.
v. t.
To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the
customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the
original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating
the duties. See Entry, 4.
v. t.
To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office
the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in
order to entitle a person to a right pf preemption.
v. t.
To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a
book, picture, map, etc.); as, "entered according to act of Congress."
v. t.
To initiate; to introduce favorably.
v. i.
To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically;
also, to begin; to take the first steps.
v. i.
To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate;
to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to
share; to engage; -- usually with into; sometimes with on or upon; as,
a ball enters into the body; water enters into a ship; he enters into
the plan; to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into partnership
with some one; to enter upon another's land; the boy enters on his
tenth year; to enter upon a task; lead enters into the composition of
pewter.
v. i.
To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with
into.
Enter
That darksome cave they enter.
I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed, Shall enter heaven, long absent.2.
Enter
No evil thing approach nor enter in.
Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not enter.
For we which have believed do enter into rest.2.
He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action.
To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce;
To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps.
Usage Examples
Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves we must die to one life before we can enter another.
As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to make sure that not only you, but your partner as well, knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds, for any sad reason, change.
Because at bottom, I'm interested in fear, and in courage and cowardice and these are easier to get at through fiction, where you can enter people's heads.
By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.
Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it's not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world.
All hope abandon, ye who enter here!
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Other Usage ExamplesArtificial Intelligence leaves no doubt that it wants its audiences to enter a realm of pure fantasy when it identifies one of the last remaining islands of civilization as New Jersey.
Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs.
As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.
Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.
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