enter
 en·ter (ĕnʹtər)v. en·tered, en·ter·ing, en·tersv. tr.
1. To come or go into:
The train entered the tunnel.
2. To penetrate; pierce:
The bullet entered the victim's skull.
3. To introduce; insert:
She entered the probe into the patient's artery.
4.
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).
5. To cause to become a participant, member, or part of; enroll:
entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show.
6. To embark on; begin:
With Sputnik, the Soviet Union entered the space age.
7. To make a beginning in; take up:
entered medicine.
8. To write or put in:
entered our names in the guest book; enters the data into the computer.
9. To place formally on record; submit:
enter a plea of innocence; enter a complaint.
10. To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land).
11. To report (a ship or cargo) to customs.v. intr.
1. To come or go in; make an entry:
As the President entered, the band played “Hail to the Chief.”
2. To effect penetration.
3. To become a member or participant.Phrasal Verbs:enter into
1. To participate in; take an active role or interest in:
enter into politics; enter into negotiations.
2. To become party to (a contract):
The nations entered into a trade agreement.
3. To become a component of; form a part of:
Financial matters entered into the discussion.
4. To consider; investigate:
The report entered into the effect of high interest rates on the market.enter on or upon
1. To set out on; begin:
We enter on a new era in our history.
2. To begin considering; take up:
After discussing the budget deficit, they entered on the problem of raising taxes.
3. To take possession of:
She entered upon the estate of her uncle. [Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, from intrā, inside. See en in Indo-European Roots.] enʹter·a·ble adj.
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