enter

/'entə/

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The student enters the classroom with a smile.

Definition

Verb:
- To come or go into a place or space: To move from an outside area to the inside of something, such as a room, building, or country.
- To join or become a member of an organization, group, or institution: To formally begin to participate in or be part of something.
- To begin a period of time, a state, or an activity: To start something new, such as a career, phase, or agreement.
- To record or write information: To put details like a name, data, or an amount into a list, book, or computer system.
- To register formally for a competition, exam, or event: To put one's name on an official list to take part in something.

Usage Examples

To come or go into:
- Please enter the room quietly.
- The ship entered the harbor at dawn.
To join or become a member:
- He decided to enter the army after graduation.
- She entered the university last autumn.
To begin a period or activity:
- The country entered a period of economic growth.
- They are about to enter into negotiations.
To record information:
- Enter your password to log in.
- The clerk will enter the data into the system.
To register for a competition:
- Over a hundred athletes will enter the marathon.

Advanced Usage

"enter into": To begin to be involved in or discuss something, such as a contract, discussion, or agreement.
- The two companies entered into a long-term partnership.
- I don't want to enter into the details right now.
"enter on/upon": To formally begin something, especially a new phase, career, or period of responsibility.
- She is entering upon her duties as the new director.
- The nation entered on a new era of peace.

Variants and Related Words

Entry (n): The act of entering; a place for entering; an item recorded in a list or diary.
- The entry to the building is on the left.
- Make an entry in your journal.
Entrant (n): A person or group that enters or joins something, especially a competition.
- All entrants must complete the form.
Re-enter (v): To enter again.
- You may re-enter the competition next year.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Enter into: To begin to participate in or be part of (an agreement, discussion, etc.).
- Both parties must willingly enter into the contract.
Enter upon: To begin, to start (a task, career, etc.).
- He entered upon his inheritance at the age of twenty-one.

Related Idioms

Enter the fray: To join a fight, argument, or competitive situation.
- Several new companies have entered the fray in the smartphone market.
Enter someone's head/mind: (Of a thought or idea) to occur to someone.
- It never entered my head that he would refuse.

The student enters the classroom with a smile.

Verb

set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- she embarked upon a new career
put or introduce into something
- insert a picture into the text
take on duties or office
- accede to the throne
come on stage
make a record of; set down in permanent form
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?
register formally as a participant or member
- The party recruited many new members
become a participant; be involved in
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
to come or go into
- the boat entered an area of shallow marshes

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