enter

[en-ter] /ˈɛn tər/
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.
to 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.
  1. to make a formal record of (a fact).
  2. to occupy or to take possession of (lands); make an entrance, entry, ingress in, under claim of a right to possession.
  3. 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.
to report (a ship, cargo, etc.) at the custom house.
Verb phrases
17.
enter into,
  1. to participate in; engage in.
  2. to investigate; consider:
    We will enter into the question of inherited characteristics at a future time.
  3. to sympathize with; share in.
  4. to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
    There is another factor that enters into the situation.
  5. 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
Related forms
enterable, adjective
enterer, noun
preenter, verb (used without object)
unenterable, adjective
unentered, adjective
well-entered, adjective
Can be confused
enter, inter.
Antonyms
1. leave. 7. remove.

enter-

1.
variant of entero- before a vowel:
enteritis.
Examples from the web for enter
  • From it the veins commence and emerge from the organ at the same place as that at which the arteries enter.
  • Those of us lucky enough to enter network television out of college always felt out of place.
  • Let them work for awhile, or enter the military, or learn a trade or skill.
  • The nation looks likely to enter a long period of malaise.
  • enter any names, dates and places you already know into an online family tree.
  • enter through a blue gate into a walled patio where water gurgles from low fountains.
  • If for any reason you can't see the form or it doesn't work for you, you can enter here instead.
  • Many defaulted loans enter repayment at a later date, so it is not a full loss.
  • But it will likely be a long wait for foreign companies wanting to enter with a controlling stake in retail or legal services.
  • Each time he visited one of these bungalows, he had to use one pathway to enter and another to leave.
British Dictionary definitions for enter

enter

/ˈɛntə/
verb
1.
to come or go into (a place, house, etc)
2.
to penetrate or pierce
3.
(transitive) 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.
(transitive) to record (an item such as a commercial transaction) in a journal, account, register, etc
7.
(transitive) to record (a name, etc) on a list
8.
(transitive) to present or submit: to enter a proposal
9.
(intransitive) (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.
(intransitive) often foll by upon. to come into possession (of)
12.
(transitive) to place (evidence, a plea, etc) before a court of law or upon the court records
13.
(transitive) (law)
  1. to go onto and occupy (land)
  2. (mainly US) to file a claim to (public lands)
Derived Forms
enterable, adjective
enterer, noun
Word Origin
C13: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within
Word Origin and History for enter
v.

late 13c., from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare "to go into, enter" (source of Spanish entrar, Italian entrare), from intra "within," related to inter (prep., adj.) "among, between" (see inter-). Related: Entered; entering.

enter in Medicine

enter- pref.
Variant of entero-.