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Enter is defined as to come in, put in or get in.

(verb)

An example of to enter is walking into a house from the outside.
An example of to enter is adding a picture to a photo album.

See enter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to come or go in or into
to force a way into; penetrate; pierce: the bullet entered his body
to put into; insert
to write down in a record, list, diary, etc.; make an entry of
1. to list as a participant in a competition, race, etc.
2. to become a participant in (a contest)
to join; become a part or member of (a political party, school, club, etc.)
to get (a person, etc.) admitted
to start upon; begin: to enter a career
to present for consideration; submit, esp. formally or officially: to enter a protest
to register (a ship or cargo) at a customhouse
to input (data, a password, etc.) into a computer or other electronic device
Law
1. to place on record before a court
2. to go upon or into (land or property) and take possession
3. ☆ to file a claim for (a parcel of public land)

Origin: ME entren < OFr entrer < L intrare < intra, within, inside: see intra-

intransitive verb

to come or go into some place; make an entrance: also used as a stage direction meaning “he (or she) comes, or they come, on stage”
to pierce; penetrate

See enter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb en·tered, en·ter·ing, en·ters

verb, transitive

To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel.
To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim's skull.
To introduce; insert: She entered the probe into the patient's artery.
a. To become a participant, member, or part of; join: too old to enter the army; entered the discussion at a crucial moment.
b. To gain admission to (a school, for example).
To cause to become a participant, member, or part of; enroll: entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show.
To embark on; begin: With Sputnik, the Soviet Union entered the space age.
To make a beginning in; take up: entered medicine.
To write or put in: entered our names in the guest book; enters the data into the computer.
To place formally on record; submit: enter a plea of innocence; enter a complaint.
To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).
To report (a ship or cargo) to customs.

verb, intransitive

To come or go in; make an entry: As the President entered, the band played “Hail to the Chief.”
To effect penetration.
To become a member or participant.

Phrasal Verbs: enter into To participate in; take an active role or interest in: enter into politics; enter into negotiations. To become party to (a contract): The nations entered into a trade agreement. To become a component of; form a part of: Financial matters entered into the discussion. To consider; investigate: The report entered into the effect of high interest rates on the market.enter on/upon To set out on; begin: We enter on a new era in our history. To begin considering; take up: After discussing the budget deficit, they entered on the problem of raising taxes. To take possession of: She entered upon the estate of her uncle.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English entren

Origin: , from Old French entrer

Origin: , from Latin intrāre

Origin: , from intrā, inside; see en in Indo-European roots

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