enter

Meaning of enter

verb
  1. come or go into (a place).
    she entered the kitchen
    the door opened and Karl entered
  2. begin to be involved in.
    in 1941 America entered the war
    in recent years banks and insurance companies have entered the market
  3. write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc.
    children can enter the data into the computer
  4. submit (a statement) in an official capacity.
    a solicitor entered a plea of guilty on her behalf

noun

a key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.

Middle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra ‘within’.

Information about enter

Hyphenation of enter

en-ter

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • enter is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

enter synonyms

Meaning participate:

participate

Meaning enroll:

enroll, inscribe, enrol, recruit

Meaning figure:

figure

Meaning record:

record

Meaning insert:

insert, infix, introduce

Meaning accede:

accede

Meaning embark:

embark

Meaning (of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it:

invade

Meaning (of a liquid) permeate (something) by filtration:

infiltrate

Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:

undertake

Meaning record (something) in writing:

note

Meaning record (something) in written, photographic, or other form:

document

Meaning a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour:

minute

Meaning enter or record on an official list or directory:

register

Meaning record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way:

chronicle

Meaning place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order:

file

Meaning make a map of (an area):

chart

Meaning mark (a consignment or package) with a document or label listing the contents:

docket

Meaning enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record:

log

Meaning make a list of:

list

Meaning make a systematic list of (items of the same type):

catalogue

Meaning note (an appointment) in a diary:

diarize

Meaning present (a proposal, application, or other document) to a person or body for consideration or judgement:

submit

Meaning present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities:

lodge

Meaning put in a particular position:

place

Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:

advance

Meaning put (something) down gently or carefully:

lay

Meaning in a particular place:

present

Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:

press

Meaning like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose:

prefer

Meaning showing gentleness, kindness, and affection:

tender

Meaning present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired:

offer

Meaning hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance:

proffer

Meaning present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting:

table

enter antonyms

Meaning go away from:

leave

Meaning rub out or remove (writing or marks):

erase

Meaning remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position:

withdraw

Translation of enter

Anagrams of enter

entre, Nerte, neter, renet, rente, terne, treen

Words that rhyme with enter

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