ENTER


Meaning of ENTER in English

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

- 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.