to enter

Examples

• All

• Make sure to enter all your personal details into the online form.

• OK, now enter one sale for coin jar.

• So please enter the value of a.

• All you need to do is enter yours.

  The Samaritan (2012)

• - Please enter your security key card.

  Deep Rising (1998)

• Families in this program do not have to enter an emergency shelter in order to receive services.

  Academic text (2011)

• OK, so here you can see I've entered in my breakfast.

• Enter the authorization code before any more of my money disappears.

  Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)

• Data entry accuracy was verified by having two research assistants enter and cross-check all survey entries.

  Academic text (2013)

• Before submitting, you need to enter your payment information.

Synonyms

R

to record

vsto enter

762 2.3

To make a written, audio, or video copy of something for later use

focuses on entering information into systems or forms not general accounts

I

to insert

vsto enter

208 3.5

To put something inside something else

focuses on recording information into systems rather than physical placement

P

to put down

vsto enter

117 2.4

To write something so you do not forget it

refers to recording into official systems rather than casual notes

F

to fill in

vsto enter

• UK

59 1.9

Write the information asked for on a form

covers recording single items or partial data rather than completing whole forms

I

to input

vsto enter

• Specialized

23 3.5

To enter data into a computer for processing

covers systems and paper forms as well as computers

K

to key in

vsto enter

3 3.4

To type information into a computer or device using a keyboard

allows other methods or systems rather than only keyboard typing

Antonyms

E

to erase

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

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 Formal

to enter

267 1.4

to note

158 1.3

to jot down

• Informal

27 2.9

Surface Forms

Etymology