- enter⇄enter, transitive verb.
1. to go into; come into.
Ex. He entered the house. The bullet entered his heart. (Figurative.) The idea ... had never entered her head (Anthony Trollope).
2. to become a part or member of; join.
Ex. to ent - enter⇄expr. enter into,
a. to take part in; join in; form a part of.
Ex. The two speakers entered into a debate. Lead enters into the composition of pewter. The principle of nuclear fission enters into the operation of a nuclear reactor.
b. - enter⇄expr. enter on (or upon)
a. to begin; start.
Ex. He entered on his professional duties as soon as he finished law school.
b. to take possession of.
Ex. The heir entered upon the estate the first of the following year. - enter⇄noun enterer.
- enter⇄v.i. to go in; come in.
Ex. Let them enter. The actor's cue to enter was after the first speech.