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Verb: enter  entu(r)
  1. To come or go into
    "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
    - come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
     
  2. Become a participant; be involved in
    "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
    - participate
     
  3. Register formally as a participant or member
    - enroll [N. Amer], inscribe, enrol [Brit, Cdn], recruit
     
  4. Be or play a part of or in
    - figure
     
  5. Make a record of; set down in permanent form
    - record, put down
     
  6. Come on stage
     
  7. Take on duties or office
    - accede
     
  8. Put or introduce into something
    - insert, infix, introduce
     
  9. Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
    - embark
Noun: enter  entu(r)
  1. The key on a computer keyboard that starts a new line when writing text; in other contexts the key usually causes a form or window to perform a default function, e.g. accept the data that has just been input
    - return key, return, enter key

Derived forms: entered, enters, entering

See also: enter upon, entrance, entrant, entrée, entry

Type of: attach, be, begin, come after, commence, follow, get, get down, key, preserve, register, save, set about, set out, start, start out, succeed, take office

Antonym: drop out, exit

Encyclopedia: Enter