to enter

Examples

• All

• 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.

• 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.

  Dangerous Curves (1988)

• 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.

  Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

• And for that reason, I've decided to enter Wilbur into the county fair.

  Charlotte's Web (2006)

• A company headquartered in New York enters into a sales agreement with a company headquartered in Michigan.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

J

to join

vsto enter

∞ 1.0

Become a member of a group or take part in its activities

often implies formal enrollment or official entry rather than only membership

P

to participate

vsto enter

819 2.5

To join in an activity with other people

emphasizes initial joining or official entry rather than ongoing involvement

E

to engage

vsto enter

804 3.4

To take part in an activity

stresses formal entry or becoming an official member rather than mere engagement

S

to sign up

vsto enter

548 1.3

To join an activity or service by giving your name

is broader, including starting involvement without any formal agreement

J

to join in

vsto enter

418 1.1

To take part in an activity that others are already doing

typically includes the idea of initial registration or formal entry

G

to get into

vsto enter

415 2.8

Begin to like and learn about something

focuses more on formal joining or official entry than mere interest

R

to register

vsto enter

387 2.8

To record information officially, for example names or events

can mean simply beginning involvement without any official record

T

to take part

vsto enter

201 1.4

To join in an activity with other people

highlights beginning membership or official entry rather than the action itself

E

to enroll

vsto enter

• US

181 2.7

To register officially to take a course or join a group

also covers informal joining that does not need official recording

I

to inscribe

vsto enter

• Formal

1 5.9

Put your name on an official list to join a group

is less formal and can mean starting involvement without formality

Antonyms

W

to withdraw

311 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

D

to drop out

304 3.0

To leave a course, competition or group before finishing

Idioms

E

to enter the equation

3 6.5

To become an important thing to think about in a situation

E

to enter the lists

• Archaic

1 9.3

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

Phrasal Verbs

E

to enter the picture

• Informal

7 5.3

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

E

to enter the competition

4 2.8

To sign up to take part in a contest

E

to enter the scene

3 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

1 4.2

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

How Official

to register

387 2.8

to enroll

• US

181 2.7

to enter

718 1.1

to sign up

548 1.3

to join in

418 1.1

to drop in

• Informal

93 3.6

Surface Forms

Etymology