enter

Plural: enters

Verb

Verb Forms: entered, entering, enters

To come or go into a place or situation.
to come or go into
- "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
become a participant; be involved in
- "enter a race"
- "enter an agreement"
- "enter a drug treatment program"
- "enter negotiations"
register formally as a participant or member
be or play a part of or in
make a record of; set down in permanent form
come on stage
take on duties or office
put or introduce into something
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
To go or come into (a state or profession).
To type (something) into a computer; to input.
To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
To become a party to an agreement, treaty, etc.
To become effective; to come into effect.
To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them.
To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order
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.
To file, or register with the land office, the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right of preemption.
To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.).
To initiate; to introduce favourably.
To begin (a regular activity or job); to undertake; to take up.

Noun

Alternative spelling of Enter (“the computer key”).
Alternative spelling of Enter (“a stroke of the computer key”).

Examples

Enter your user name and password.
entered according to act of Congress
He decided to enter the Scrabble tournament, hoping for a surprise victory.
My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.
She had planned to enter the legal profession.
to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.
to enter a knife into a piece of wood
to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment
You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

accede, come in, embark, enrol, enroll, figure, get in, get into, go in, go into, infix, inscribe, insert, introduce, move into, participate, put down, record, recruit, ingo

Antonyms

drop out, exit

Scrabble Score: 5

enter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

enter: valid Words With Friends Word