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enter

/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To go in or enter a place or, more generally, to begin to take part or be involved in something.

    - "She entered the room quietly."
    - "He entered the race with high hopes."
    - "The team entered the competition last year."
  • Verb

    To cause or allow (someone) to go into or take part in something.

    - "The teacher entered the students in the competition."
    - "The boss entered John into the training program."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/



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  2. /ˈɛntɚ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=267009"
Antonyms

exit
Synonyms

come in , go in , ingo
Rhymes
Words rhyming with enter
menter , centre , venture
Homophones
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  1. Entertain () : To provide amusement or diversion for (someone)

  2. Entire () : Complete and whole

Variants
List of all variants of enter that leads to same result
enter , enter into , enter the lists , enterable , entered , entered into , entered the lists , entering , entering into , entering the lists , enters , enters into , enters the lists , enter- , entero- , enter common usage , enter (into) the equation , enter into the equation , enter the equation , enter office , enter her head , enter his head , enter one's head , enter their head , enter politics , enter someone's head , enter someone's mind , enter someone's mind/head , enter the picture , enter the picture/scene , enter the scene
Forms
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entered, entering, enters

Etymology
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Old French 'entrer' from 'en' 'in' and 'trepasser' 'step' or 'pass'

Trivia
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  1. The word 'enter' appears 32 times in Shakespeare's plays.

  2. In the ancient Roman game of 'Ludus Latrunculorum', players would shout 'Enter!' to begin a turn.

  3. In the 19th century, 'Enter' was used as a verb in the context of the stock market to indicate buying shares.

Related Concepts
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  1. Access: Related concept: 'Enter' implies gaining access to a place or situation.

  2. Participation: Related concept: 'Enter' implies taking part or being involved in something.

Culture
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In literature, 'enter' is often used metaphorically to signify beginning or starting. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth famously says, 'Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-piece With direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, Stop the very sense, Give me the heart and stomach of a king, Be thy limbs, my reason, and my soul Reason, thy seat is here, and all my senses At thy command; so enter, you spirits, In this weak, unresistible womb. Impel me, dear spirits, not to think So, but to do!', which emphasizes her determination to take action and enter a new phase of her life.

How to Memorize "enter"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine yourself physically entering a room or a new situation.
    - Visualize the act of crossing a threshold or entering a new phase in your life.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'enter' with the idea of starting or beginning.
    - Associate it with the act of going into a new place or situation.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Every New Thing Requires Entering' to remember the meaning of 'enter'.

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