enter

A2 Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /ˈɛntɚ/ UK /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #1739

Meanings

1

verb
To come or go into a place.

You should knock before you enter the room.
2

verb
To type information into a computer or device.

Enter your username and password to log in.
3

verb
To begin to take part in an activity, profession, or stage of life.

My son will be entering his teens next year.
4

verb
To write or record information in a list, account, or register.

Each amount is entered in the debit column of the journal.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with enter

enter upon Prepositional verb A2

to take possession of land or property

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to come or go into a place. go intoget into

2 verb · to type information into a... input

4 verb · to write or record... record

More ingo

Opposites

exit

Word family

Forms enteredenterethenteringenters

Derived forms enterableentererentrancemisenterreenterunentered

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Phrases (1)

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enter upon
to take possession of land or property

Verb + preposition/particle

Proverbs (1)

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It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven

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.

*terh₂- Proto-Indo-European entren Middle English entrer Old French intrō Latin

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Verbs of Movement

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# enter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛntɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 1739

## Meanings
1. To come or go into a place.
2. To type information into a computer or device.
3. To begin to take part in an activity, profession, or stage of life.
4. To write or record information in a list, account, or register.

## Examples
- You should knock before you enter the room.
- Enter your username and password to log in.
- My son will be entering his teens next year.
- Each amount is entered in the debit column of the journal.

## Synonyms
- ingo

## Antonyms
- exit

## Derived Forms
- enterable
- enterer
- entrance
- misenter
- reenter
- unentered

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *terh₂-
- Root: entren
- Root: entrer
- Root: intrō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Enter comes 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.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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