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Meaning of "enter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENTER

From Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre to go in, from intrā within.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENTER

enter  [ˈɛntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enter is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb enter in English.

WHAT DOES ENTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enter

Enter or ENTER may refer to: ▪ Enter key, on computer keyboards ▪ Enter, Netherlands, a village in the eastern Netherlands ▪ EnterEnterEnter, an album by DJ Kentaro ▪ Enter, an American technology magazine for children ▪ Enter, a Finnish computer magazine ▪ Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank, an Australian school student assessment ▪ Enter Air, a Polish airline.

Definition of enter in the English dictionary

The first definition of enter in the dictionary is to come or go into. Other definition of enter is to penetrate or pierce. Enter is also to introduce or insert.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENTER

PRESENT

Present
I enter
you enter
he/she/it enters
we enter
you enter
they enter
Present continuous
I am entering
you are entering
he/she/it is entering
we are entering
you are entering
they are entering
Present perfect
I have entered
you have entered
he/she/it has entered
we have entered
you have entered
they have entered
Present perfect continuous
I have been entering
you have been entering
he/she/it has been entering
we have been entering
you have been entering
they have been entering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I entered
you entered
he/she/it entered
we entered
you entered
they entered
Past continuous
I was entering
you were entering
he/she/it was entering
we were entering
you were entering
they were entering
Past perfect
I had entered
you had entered
he/she/it had entered
we had entered
you had entered
they had entered
Past perfect continuous
I had been entering
you had been entering
he/she/it had been entering
we had been entering
you had been entering
they had been entering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will enter
you will enter
he/she/it will enter
we will enter
you will enter
they will enter
Future continuous
I will be entering
you will be entering
he/she/it will be entering
we will be entering
you will be entering
they will be entering
Future perfect
I will have entered
you will have entered
he/she/it will have entered
we will have entered
you will have entered
they will have entered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been entering
you will have been entering
he/she/it will have been entering
we will have been entering
you will have been entering
they will have been entering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would enter
you would enter
he/she/it would enter
we would enter
you would enter
they would enter
Conditional continuous
I would be entering
you would be entering
he/she/it would be entering
we would be entering
you would be entering
they would be entering
Conditional perfect
I would have enter
you would have enter
he/she/it would have enter
we would have enter
you would have enter
they would have enter
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been entering
you would have been entering
he/she/it would have been entering
we would have been entering
you would have been entering
they would have been entering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you enter
we let´s enter
you enter
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to enter
Past participle
entered
Present Participle
entering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENTER


augmenter
ɔːɡˈmɛntə
center
ˈsɛntə
centre
ˈsɛntə
commenter
ˈkɒmɛntə
concentre
kɒnˈsɛntə
epicenter
ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə
inventor
ɪnˈvɛntə
magenta
məˈdʒɛntə
orienter
ˈɔːrɪˌɛntə
placenta
pləˈsɛntə
polenta
pəʊˈlɛntə
presenter
prɪˈzɛntə
renter
ˈrɛntə
right-of-centre
ˌraɪtəvˈsɛntə
tenter
ˈtɛntə
venter
ˈvɛntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENTER

entente cordiale
enter into
enter the lists
entera
enterable
enteral
enterally
enterate
enterchaunge
enterdeale
enterectomies
enterectomy
enterer
enteric
enteric fever
enteritis
enterobacteria
enterobacterial
enterobacterium
enterobiasis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENTER

banter
carpenter
counter
Deventer
documenter
encounter
hinter
hunter
inter
over the counter
over-the-counter
painter
planter
pointer
printer
re-enter
splinter
sprinter
winter
World Trade Center

Synonyms and antonyms of enter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «enter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of enter

Translation of «enter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENTER

Find out the translation of enter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of enter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

进入
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entrar en
570 millions of speakers

English

enter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दर्ज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَدْخُل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

входить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entrar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবেশ করান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entrer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masukkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eintreten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

入る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

...에 들어가다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுழைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रविष्ट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

girmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

entrare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wejść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

входити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a intra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταχωρώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gå in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gå inn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enter

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTER»

The term «enter» is very widely used and occupies the 894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «enter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «enter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enter

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «ENTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enter.
1
Kristin Armstrong
As my children leave the protected parameters of the bay called childhood and enter the wavier seas of adolescence, I'm starting to get seasick.
2
Christopher Atkins
You know, I never expected to enter the movie business.
3
Simon Bird
I enjoy watching sitcoms where the team behind it have successfully created a whole alternate reality that you can enter into for half an hour every week.
4
Amy Bloom
Short stories have no net. The writer cannot take a leisurely sixty pages to get things moving, or make a side trip onto a barely related subject, or slack off in the last forty pages. Everything is right now, right here, in the reader's grasp and mind's eye. The writer has twenty to thirty pages to entice, seduce, enter, and alter the reader.
5
Harold Brodkey
It is like visiting one's funeral, like visiting loss in its purest and most monumental form, this wild darkness, which is not only unknown but which one cannot enter as oneself.
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Jimmy Buffett
Quitting doesn't enter my mind.
7
Stokely Carmichael
Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.
8
George Catlin
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
9
Dick Cheney
I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish.
10
Patricia Clarkson
I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTER»

Discover the use of enter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dead Inside: Do Not Enter: Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse
This chilling story is told through the scraps of paper, scrawled signs, and cryptic markers left by survivors as they struggle to stay alive and find those they ve lost in a world overrun by zombies.
Lost Zombies, 2011
2
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Mastering Excel Array Formulas: A Book ...
Designed with Excel gurus in mind, this handbook outlines how to create formulas that can be used to solve everyday problems with a series of data values that standard Excel formulas cannot or would be too arduous to attempt.
Mike Girvin, 2013
3
You Can't Win If You Don't Enter
These are just some of the prizes available to be won in contests and sweepstakes in Canada today. In You Can't Win If You Don't Enter, learn how to take advantage of the different ways to win cash and prizes everyday!
Carolyn Wilman, 2005
4
When and Where I Enter
When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influence of African-American women on race and women's movements throughout American history.
Paula J. Giddings, 2009
5
Enter
"Enter, at your own risk" is a psychological thriller that draws the reader in, and then captivates you until the last page. Its rich character base and incredible story line makes the reader feel as if they are a part of this book.
April O'Brien, 2005
6
Enter--Nightwing!
Plagued by the birds following him, the pre-teen Superboy Robin decides that a new costume and a new name will solve all his problems.
Franco, 2012
7
Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica
He tells the story of how a tennis-playing, music-loving Danish immigrant named Lars Ulrich created a band with singer James Hetfield and made his dreams a reality.
Mick Wall, 2011
8
Enter the New Negroes: Images of Race in American Culture
Focusing on images from the Harlem Renaissance that sparked a vibrant debate on identity, community, and history, "Enter the New Negroes" restores a critical visual aspect to African-American culture as it evokes the passion of a community ...
Martha Jane Nadell, 2004
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Enter whining
The personal story of Fran Drescher, the New York-accented star of The Nanny, includes humorous childhood family stories, early career experiences, and anecdotes about her daily life in Hollywood. $150,000 ad/promo.
Fran Drescher, 1996
10
Enter the Body: Women and Representation on Shakespeare's Stage
This work speculates on how the theatre plays women's bodies, and how audiences read them. Covering themes including sex, death and politics. The author explores five of Shakespeare's female characters.
Carol Chillington Rutter, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is Facebook about to enter the music streaming war?
Facebook is reportedly moving beyond its Spotify tie-in with a music video and audio subscription service. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Bits | Daily Report: Yahoo to Enter Fantasy Sports Market
Even as legalized gambling has spread nationwide to include lotteries, casinos and just about every imaginable type of slot machine, the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Police respond to several break and enter calls in Guelph
A 19-year-old from Guelph and a 31-year-old from Guelph have been charged with break and enter with intent. The 31-year-old was also ... «Guelph Mercury, Jul 15»
4
Wales enter Fifa world rankings top 10 for first time, one place below …
Wales have been named as the tenth-best team in the world by the latest Fifa rankings. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Europe. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Scott Disick 'urged to enter rehab'
The reality TV star is understood to have split from his girlfriend of nine years Kourtney Kardashian, who he has three children with. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
All White Everything: The Glorious Badness Of Enter The Ninja
I'm asking this because the hero of 1981's Enter the Ninja is a white ninja, in both senses of the word: He's a Caucasian man who's become a ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
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Enter Air suspends bourse listing plans
Poland's largest charter airline Enter Air has suspended its listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange citing non-conducive conditions. «thenews.pl, Jul 15»
8
Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United: Club 're-enter
Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United: Club 're-enter negotiations' for £27m Southampton midfielder ahead of US tour ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Follow and enter to win a Skyforge Founders Pack worth £13/€18!
Enter our sweepstake below to be included in next week's beta and get free gear with the chance to winner a Founder Pack worth £13! «VG247, Jul 15»
10
EconomyWelfare cuts 'will lower incentive to enter work'
Certain key changes to the UK benefits system announced on Wednesday as part of an effort to wipe £12bn from the welfare bill by 2020 will ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

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