enter
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Definition of enter
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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
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 formDefinition of enter- (Entry 2 of 2)
: intestine enteritis
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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
George Prescott Bush, 42, has officially entered the political arena. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Meet the 14 People Who Called George H.W. Bush Grandfather," 6 Dec. 2018 The micro-bunches enter line abreast and exit line astern. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Single-beam laser becomes multi-beam laser by kicking electrons," 5 Dec. 2018 To find the closest Title X clinic to you, enter your zip code at the website for the Office of Population Affairs. — Mattie Quinn, SELF, "How to Get Birth Control and STI Testing If You’re on Your Parent’s Insurance," 5 Dec. 2018 Months later, the war would end and George entered Yale University. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "George H.W. Bush Has Died at Age 94," 1 Dec. 2018 That left backup Corn Elder, who had just 117 snaps entering the game, teaming with struggling James Bradberry as the starters and Captain Munnerlyn as a backup. — Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, "The Final Word: Bob Condotta reviews what went right in the Seahawks’ big win over the Panthers," 27 Nov. 2018 Meanwhile, after going 13-3 a year ago en route to their Super Bowl win, the Eagles are 4-6 entering Sunday’s game against the 3-7 Giants. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The Dallas Cowboys Emerge in the Middling NFC East," 23 Nov. 2018 To be sure, Khan is entering a crowded industry with a lot of competition. — Kurt Wagner, Recode, "Snap’s former No. 2 exec Imran Khan is building an online shopping startup," 12 Nov. 2018 Doctors and nurses enter patient information, including age, length of stay and admission date, into the software, and an animated map shows where patients are coming from and when. — Mallory Locklear, Discover Magazine, "With Big Data and Predictive Analytics, Scientists Are Getting Smarter About Outbreaks," 8 Nov. 2018These 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.
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More Definitions for enter
enter
verb
English Language Learners Definition of enter
: to go or come into (something)
: to begin to be in (an organization, school, etc.)
: to cause (someone) to be in an organization, school, etc.
See the full definition for enter in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of enter
1 : to come or go in or into enter a room enter middle age
2 : to stab into : pierce The thorn entered my thumb.
3 : to put into a list or book : write down The teacher entered my name on the roster.
4 : to put in or into Enter the data into the computer.
5 : to become a member of I entered a fitness club.
6 : to become a participant in or take an interest in enter a race enter politics
7 : enroll in : begin attending enter kindergarten
enter
intransitive verbLegal Definition of enter
: to go or come in specifically : to go upon real property by right of entry especially to take possession lessor shall have the right to enter and take possession —often used in deeds and leases
1 : to come or go into he breaks into and enters a vehicle — Code of Alabama — see also break, breaking and entering
3 : to put in correct form before a court or on a record entered judgment against the defendant entering a plea — compare render
4 : to go upon (real property) by right of entry especially to take possession if the lessee defaults, the lessor may enter the premises — compare distrain
: to make oneself a party to or in no State shall enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation — U.S. Constitution art. I
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