transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-tər ]
verb
( en·tered ; en·ter·ing ˈen-t(ə-)riŋ)
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 admission into a group : join — often used with into
3.
a. : to make a beginning
enter ing 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
5.
a. : 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
transitive verb
1. : to come or go into
enter a room
2. : inscribe , register
enter the names of qualified voters
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
5.
a. : 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 (as land)
10. : to put formally on record
enter ing a complaint
• en·ter·able ˈen-t(ə-)rə-bəl adjective
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- enter into
- enter the lists
Synonyms:
enter , penetrate , pierce , probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in
entered the city in triumph
penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance
the enemy penetrated the fortress
pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument
pierced the boil with a lancet
probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge
probed the depths of the sea