enter
verb
en·ter
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entered;
entering\ ˈen-t(ə-)riŋ
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Definition of enter
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to go or come in
2
: to come or gain admission into a group : join
—often used with into
3a
: to make a beginning
entering upon a career
b
: to begin to consider a subject
—usually used with into or upon
4
: to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession
5a
: to come onstage
—usually used in the subjunctive as a stage direction enter Hamlet reading
b
: to come into a preestablished situation or context like an actor coming onstage
—usually used in the subjunctive enter the new principal with her radical ideas
6
: to play a part : be a factor
other considerations enter when money is involved
1
: to come or go into
enter a room
3
: to cause to be received or admitted
enter a child at a school
4
: to put in : insert
enter the new data into the computer
5a
: to make a beginning in
enter politics
b
: to go into (a particular period of time)
enter middle age
6
: to become a member of or an active participant in
enter the university enter a race
7
: to make report of (a ship or its cargo) to customs authorities
8
: to place in proper form before a court of law or upon record
enter a writ
9
: to go into or upon and take actual possession of (something, such as land)
10
: to put formally on record
entering a complaint
enter into
enter the lists
1
: to make oneself a party to or in
enter into an agreement
2
: to form or be part of
your prejudices shouldn't enter into it
3
: to participate or share in
enter into the spirit of the occasion
: to engage in a fight or struggle
enter-
combining form
variants:
or entero-
Definition of enter- (Entry 2 of 2)
: intestine
enteritis
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Other Words from enter
Verb
enterable
\ ˈen-t(ə-)rə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of enter in a Sentence
Verb
Knock on the door before you enter the room. The medication will quickly enter the blood stream. The river enters the sea near here. Our son will be entering college next year. enter a child in kindergarten The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring. an actor who's just now entering his prime The strike has now entered its second week. We've entered a new phase in our relationship. The country is entering a period of prosperity.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Mountcastle, 22, was the International League Most Valuable Player, hitting .310/.343/.527 with 25 home runs for Norfolk entering Monday’s season finale. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles prospects Austin Hays, Ryan Mountcastle won’t be among September call-ups," 2 Sep. 2019 Rivers will be entering his 21st season as an NBA head coach, seventh with the Clippers. — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, "Celtics’ Carsen Edwards got here thanks to a team effort," 31 Aug. 2019 Her daughter was entering kindergarten and this mother had to visit many schools to find the best fit for the little girl. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Mom’s Oakland school commentary was sad," 30 Aug. 2019 Costco is also entering a market where many of its global rivals have struggled and given up. — Time, "Amid Hour-Long Lines, Customers Fight Over Products as Costco Opens First Store in China," 29 Aug. 2019 Kassandra was entering the 6th grade this year at ESM at Mary Hooker School in Hartford. — courant.com, "Kassandra Lee Vega," 28 Aug. 2019 Costco is also entering a market where many of its global rivals have struggled and given up. — Fortune, "Watch Costco Chaos at Its China Debut," 27 Aug. 2019 The moves leave the Vikings with 88 players on an allowed 90-man roster entering Thursday’s preseason finale at Buffalo. — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, "Vikings release veterans Bene Benwikere, Jordan Taylor prior to preseason finale," 27 Aug. 2019 Also entering this ever-expanding arena are brand-new services from Apple (Apple TV+ and WarnerMedia (HBO Max). — Tracy Brown, Anchorage Daily News, "Everything you need to know about Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.