enter (verb)
1enter — ► VERB 1) come or go into. 2) (often enter into/on/upon) begin to be involved in or do. 3) join (an institution or profession). 4) register as a competitor or participant in. 5) (enter into) undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement) 6) …
2enter — en·ter vi: to go or come in; specif: to go upon real property by right of entry esp. to take possession lessor shall have the right to enter and take possession often used in deeds and leases vt 1: to come or go into he breaks into and enter s a… …
3enter — en‧ter [ˈentə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] 1. if people or goods enter a country, they arrive there: • A lot of goods are fraudulently and illegally entering the US. 2. COMMERCE if a company enters a market, it starts selling goods or services in that …
4enter — verb (entered; entering) Etymology: Middle English entren, from Anglo French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra within; akin to Latin inter between more at inter Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to go or come in 2. to come or gain… …
5enter — verb 1 GO INTO a) (I, T) to go or come into a place: Silence fell as I entered the room. | Adie was one of the few reporters who had dared to enter the war zone. b) (T) if an object enters part of something, it goes inside it: The bullet had… …
6enter — verb 1 come/go into a place ADVERB ▪ illegally ▪ people who enter the country illegally ▪ cautiously ▪ quickly, slowly ▪ …
7enter upon — verb take possession of She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives • Syn: ↑come upon, ↑luck into • Hypernyms: ↑get, ↑acquire • Verb Frames: Somebody s so …
8enter — 1 Enter, penetrate, pierce, probe are comparable when meaning to make way into something so as to reach or pass through the interior. Enter (see also ENTER 2) is the most comprehensive of these words and the least explicit in its implications.… …
9enter on — ● enter * * * ˈenter on ˈenter u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they enter on he/she/it enters on present participle …
10enter — verb 1》 come or go into (a place). ↘penetrate: the bullet entered his stomach. ↘(enter on/upon) Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner. 2》 (often enter into) begin to be involved in. ↘(enter… …