transcription, транскрипция: [ entə(r) ]
( enters, entering, entered)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you enter a place such as a room or building, you go into it or come into it. ( FORMAL )
He entered the room briskly and stood near the door...
As soon as I entered, they stopped and turned my way.
VERB : V n , V
2.
If you enter an organization or institution, you start to work there or become a member of it.
He entered the BBC as a general trainee...
VERB : V n
3.
If something new enters your mind, you suddenly think about it.
Dreadful doubts began to enter my mind.
= cross
VERB : V n
4.
If it does not enter your head to do, think or say something, you do not think of doing that thing although you should have done.
It never enters his mind that anyone is better than him...
Though she enjoyed flirting with Matt, it had not entered her head to have an affair with him.
VERB : with brd-neg , it V n that , it V n to-inf
5.
If someone or something enters a particular situation or period of time, they start to be in it or part of it.
The war has entered its second month...
A million young people enter the labour market each year...
VERB : V n , V n
6.
If you enter a competition, race, or examination, you officially state that you will compete or take part in it.
I run so well I’m planning to enter some races...
He entered for many competitions, winning several gold medals...
To enter, simply complete the coupon on page 150.
VERB : V n , V for n , V
7.
If you enter someone for a race or competition, you officially state that they will compete or take part in it.
His wife Marie secretly entered him for the Championship.
...some of the 150 projects entered for the awards.
VERB : V n for n , V-ed
8.
If you enter something in a notebook, register, or financial account, you write it down.
Each week she meticulously entered in her notebooks all sums received...
Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
VERB : V n with prep / adv , V n prep / adv
9.
To enter information into a computer or database means to record it there, for example by typing it on a keyboard.
When a baby is born, they enter that baby’s name into the computer...
A lot less time is now spent entering the data.
VERB : V n into n , V n