to enter
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1.1
- verb
- /ˈɛntər/
:
inscribirse
- I decided to enter the painting contest because I love expressing my creativity.
- enter the program
- enter college
- enter university
But for me, you know, now you're entering the realm of silence, right?
- But for me, you know, now you're entering the realm of silence, right?
- So this is, like, a weird time to enter the budget TV market, right?
- How do they enter that learning journey?
- One is enter a contest and come in first.
- The brain literally has to enter a process of transformation.
- And I was clear on my role entering my relationship with Martha.
- And what world do we risk entering back into if we leave them behind?
- If the voices of intolerance prevail, the world risks entering a dark era.
- This is you enter the present moment by
Examples
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Listening to recordings and viewing videos are ways of entering into conjunto music in the classroom.
Academic text (2008) -
Slightly more than 78% of the participants entered the freshman year with a single relationship status.
Academic text (2012) -
There are two ways to enter into a relationship.
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Set in 1945, students become Soviet agents and enter the world of foreign and defense policy.
Academic text (2015) -
I think you ought to enter the exciting world of psychotherapy.
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The number of students with disabilities entering college has increased dramatically in recent years.
Academic text (2013) -
High school GPA is a key influence on whether applicants enter a college or university.
Academic text (2013) -
Anthony and Diane, since it is your intention... to enter into marriage, join your right hands and declare your consent.
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And for that reason, I've decided to enter Wilbur into the county fair.
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A company headquartered in New York enters into a sales agreement with a company headquartered in Michigan.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Become a member of a group or take part in its activities
866
2.5
To join in an activity with other people
676
3.4
To take part in an activity
603
2.8
To record information officially, for example names or events
408
1.3
To join an activity or service by giving your name
169
1.4
To join in an activity with other people
164
2.7
To register officially to take a course or join a group
147
2.8
Begin to like and learn about something
143
1.1
To take part in an activity that others are already doing
3
5.9
Put your name on an official list to join a group
Antonyms
Idioms
- Archaic
To join a competition that already has other people competing to try to win
Phrasal Verbs
How Official
603
2.8
- US
164
2.7
535
1.1
408
1.3
143
1.1
- Informal
72
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Enter comes from an old word in- meaning 'into', so to enter a competition is to 'go into' the event as a participant. That's why enter is used when you sign up or begin to take part in something, like a race or course, and is close to the idea of an entry.