Meaning

16 senses
  1. (intransitive)To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

    You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.

    to come or go into

  2. (transitive)To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

    to enter a knife into a piece of wood

    to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.

    put or introduce into something

  3. (figuratively)To go or come into (a state or profession).

    My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.

    She had planned to enter the legal profession.

    come on stage

  4. (transitive)To type (something) into a computer; to input.

    Enter your user name and password.

    eingeben

    вводи́тьvvodítʹ, ввести́vvestí

  5. (transitive)To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.

    eingeben

    впи́сыватьvpísyvatʹ, вписа́тьvpisátʹ

  6. To come on to the stage during a performance.

    (intransitive)Used as a stage direction, usually preceding the name of the character who appears.

  7. (figuratively, intransitive)Used in the manner of a stage direction: to enter the picture, to become relevant.

  8. (intransitive)To become a party to an agreement, treaty, etc.

  9. (intransitive)To become effective; to come into effect.

  10. To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them.

    reingehen, hineingehen, hereingehen

    входи́тьvxodítʹ, войти́vojtí, заходи́тьzaxodítʹ

    входи́тиvxodýty, уходи́тиuxodýty, ввійти́vvijtý

  11. (transitive)To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order.

    to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment

  12. To make report of (a vessel or its cargo) at the custom house; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper customs officer for estimating the duties. See entry.

Examples

1948 sentences
  1. We saw her enter the room.

    Ми бачила, як вона входила до кімнати.

    ruМы видели, как она вошла в комнату.

    deWir sahen sie den Raum betreten.

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  2. I saw him enter the house.

    Я бачив, як він входить до будинку.

    ruЯ видел, как он вошёл в дом.

    deIch sah ihn ins Haus gehen.

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  3. I saw him enter the room.

    Я бачив, як він увійшов до кімнати.

    ruЯ видел его входящим в комнату.

    deIch sah ihn das Zimmer betreten.

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  4. She saw me enter the store.

    Вона бачила, як я зайшов до магазину.

    ruОна видела, как я входил в магазин.

    deSie sah mich den Laden betreten.

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  5. Tom decided to enter the competition.

    Том вирішив взяти участь у змаганні.

    ruТом решил принять участие в соревновании.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to go into (a room, etc.):
Русский
By meaning 3
to type into a computer:
to record:
to go into (a room, etc.):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to type into a computer:
to go into (a room, etc.):

Origin

From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō (“enter”, verb), from

From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō (“enter”, verb), from intrā (“inside”). Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English and the English of many Commonwealth Countries (e.g. Australia, Canada) retain the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.

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Forms

enters, entering, entered, entered
Base formenter · to enter
3rd person singularenters
Present participleentering
Past simpleentered
Past participleentered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyenter
he, she, itenters

Past simpleLesson

all personsentered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave entered
he, she, ithas entered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill enter

Synonyms

21 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • entered the room
  • to enter the
  • enter the cave
  • enter the house
  • entered the building
  • allowed to enter
  • entered the classroom
  • enter his room
  • shoes when entering
  • entering a house
  • enter the bank
  • enter the contest

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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