to enter

Examples

• All

• Tell me, what did you do before you entered the field of civic administration?

  The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)

• The new CEO entered the company with innovative ideas and a vision for the future.

• Let's think back to when President Biden entered office.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• When I first entered politics, it was to create a better world, a world of honesty, integrity and truth.

  Ali G Indahouse (2002)

• After a brilliant career at university, I entered the field of paranormal research.

  Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)

• I entered a seminary when I was 19.

  The Unholy (2021)

• President Barack Obama realized as much, which is why he entered office promising to be a "post-partisan" president.

  Academic text (2012)

• Rufus trained as a lawyer and entered Parliament as a Liberal in 1904, becoming Attorney General in 1910.

  Academic text (2003)

• When she was elected, she officially entered her new role as mayor.

Synonyms

F

to fill

vsto enter

396 3.0

To choose someone for a job or role

is about formally starting the role rather than merely occupying it

T

to take office

vsto enter

87 3.6

Begin work in an official job after being elected or appointed

is about assuming duties generally rather than only ceremonial starts

I

to install

vsto enter

• Formal

69 3.9

To put someone into an official job at a ceremony

refers to starting responsibilities rather than the placement ritual

S

to swear in

vsto enter

• Formal

53 4.2

To give someone a formal promise before they start an official job

is the broader act of beginning duties rather than the oath itself

I

to inaugurate

vsto enter

• Formal

32 6.3

To officially begin something, often in a ceremony

applies to starting duties personally rather than launching a program

I

to induct

vsto enter

• Formal

31 6.2

Officially admit someone to a job or group with a ceremony

emphasizes beginning work and duties rather than the admission ritual

T

to take on the role

vsto enter

10 3.1

Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play

means beginning duties in an official, formal manner rather than casually

I

to instate

vsto enter

• Formal

1 6.6

To officially put someone into a position or office

focuses on beginning duties rather than the formal act of placement

A

to accede

vsto enter

• Formal

1 8.4

To take an official position such as a throne or presidency

covers ordinary assumption of duties, not only succession to power

Idioms

E

to enter the equation

1 6.5

To become an important thing to think about in a situation

E

to enter the lists

• Archaic

9.3

To join a competition that already has other people competing to try to win

Phrasal Verbs

E

to enter the picture

• Informal

5 5.3

To become part of a situation and start to change what happens

E

to enter the competition

3 2.8

To sign up to take part in a contest

E

to enter the scene

1 3.8

To come into a situation and begin to take part or change it

E

to enter upon

• Formal

1 6.8

To take legal control of land or property

E

to enter the chat

• Texting

4.2

To join an online conversation in a chat room or messaging app

How Official

inauguration

• Formal

63 6.0

to swear in

• Formal

53 4.2

to enter

• Formal

31 2.5

to take office

87 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology