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verb

enter

EN-ter/ˈentər/

To go or put something into a place or system.

A man enters a room through an open doorway.

A man crosses an open doorway from an exterior stoop into a room, with his leading foot already on the interior floor and his trailing foot outside.
Etymology
enterLatinto go into

Latin intrare, “to go into,” was formed from intra, “within.” Enter preserves that spatial idea: moving into the inside of a place.

In context

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Ben opens the storage units door and beckons John to enter the man cave John sits down inside
Criminal Law: The Crime of Burglary

More examples

  • Please enter your email address in the box.
  • She entered nursing after years of working in retail.
  • He enters his best photograph in the contest.

Forms

enter · enters · entered · entering

entry noun — The act of going into something.

entrance noun — An opening through which people enter.

Similar words

access
Emphasizes gaining use of a place or system.
input
Applies specifically to putting data into a system.
submit
Emphasizes sending something for review or official consideration.