enter
To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
Example
“You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.”
Other meanings
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 go or come into (a state or profession).
“My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.”
Synonyms
- go in
- come in
- get into
- get in
- go into
- move into
Related words
- enterable
- enterer
- misenter
- unentered
- entrance
- breaking and entering
- enter on the boards
- break and enter
- do not enter
- enter into
- enter into the equation
- enter the equation
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "intrō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “enter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.