Definitions for enter
ˈɛn təren·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into(verb)

   to come or go into

   "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

2. enter, participate(verb)

   become a participant; be involved in

   "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"

3. enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit(verb)

   register formally as a participant or member

   "The party recruited many new members"

4. figure, enter(verb)

   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?"

5. record, enter, put down(verb)

   make a record of; set down in permanent form

6. enter(verb)

   come on stage

7. accede, enter(verb)

   take on duties or office

   "accede to the throne"

8. insert, infix, enter, introduce(verb)

   put or introduce into something

   "insert a picture into the text"

9. embark, enter(verb)

   set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

   "she embarked upon a new career"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. enter(Verb)

   To go into (a room, etc.)

   Etymology: From entren, from entrer, from intro, from intra. Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English retains the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.

2. enter(Verb)

   To type (something) into a computer; to input

   Etymology: From entren, from entrer, from intro, from intra. Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English retains the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.

3. Enter(Noun)

   The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.

   Etymology: From entren, from entrer, from intro, from intra. Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English retains the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.

4. Enter(Noun)

   A stroke of the Enter key.

   Etymology: From entren, from entrer, from intro, from intra. Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English retains the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Enter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

2. Enter(verb)

   to unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

3. Enter(verb)

   to engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

4. Enter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

5. Enter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

6. Enter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

7. Enter(verb)

   to go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

8. Enter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

9. Enter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

10. Enter(verb)

    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

    Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

11. Enter(verb)

    to deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, "entered according to act of Congress."

    Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

12. Enter(verb)

    to initiate; to introduce favorably

    Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

13. Enter(verb)

    to go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps

    Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

14. Enter(verb)

    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

    Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

15. Enter(verb)

    to penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with into

    Etymology: [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]

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1. Enter

   Enter is the debut studio album by Dutch symphonic/gothic metal band Within Temptation, released by DSFA Records in 1997. The album prominently features lead singer Sharon den Adel's vocals as well as guitarist Robert Westerholt's gruff death metal growls. Lex Vogelaar, founder of Orphanage, supplied the guitar parts for "Pearls of Light", as well as producing the album, and Orphanage vocalist George Oosthoek performed some of the growls on "Deep Within".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Enter

   en′tėr, v.i. to go or come in: to penetrate: to engage in: to form a part of.—v.t. to come or go into: to join or engage in: to begin: to put into: to enrol or record: to cause to be inscribed, as a boy's name at school, a horse for a race, &c.—n. (Shak.) ingoing.—adj. En′terable.—ns. En′terclose, a passage between two rooms; En′terer; En′tering.—Enter a protest, to write it in the books: thence simply, to protest; Enter into, to become a party to: to be interested in: to be part of; Enter on, to begin: to engage in. [Fr. entrer—L. intrare, to go into, related to inter, between.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. enter

   Give permission to access.

   They were fortunate to enter government after the public gave them their trust in delivering unity, change, fair and just unified solutions.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enter' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1993

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2227

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enter' in Verbs Frequency: #159

Anagrams for enter »

1. entre, treen

How to pronounce enter?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of enter in a Sentence

1. Earl Maize:

   The spacecraft is now on a ballistic path, so that even if we were to forgo future small course adjustments using thrusters, we would still enter Saturn's atmosphere on September 15, no matter what.

2. Some California Democrats:

   My decision to enter this race was not predicated on one person, but on the 700,000 residents of the 44th congressional district, there is no doubt that our nation is in perilous times. … I believe our nation is headed for a brighter future. But in order to realize these visions of a greater nation, it requires the next generation of leaders to come forward.

3. Haim Romano:

   The company is working to create additional sources of revenue and profit, partner may ... enter the television market in the second half of 2015.

4. Chris Garver:

   As a foreign fighter would enter, they would screen them, figure out what languages they speak, assign them a job and then send them down into wherever they were going to go, be it into Syria or Iraq.

5. Hunter S. Thompson:

   It was the Law of the Sea, they said. Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.

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