Enter
/ΛΙntΙ(ΙΉ)/
The meaning and definition of Enter, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
βYou should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.β
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To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
βto enter a knife into a piece of wood;β to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.β
noun
- The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.
- A stroke of the Enter key.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
come in go in ingo
Antonyms
exit
Origin
From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intro, from Latin intra.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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