v.
- come or go into (a place).
▸penetrate:
the bullet entered his stomach.
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(enter on/upon)
Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner.
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(often enter into)
begin to be involved in.
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(enter on/upon)
begin (an activity or job).
▸join (an institution or profession).
▸register as a competitor or participant in.
▸register (someone) in a competition or examination.
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(enter into)
undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement).
- write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc.
- Law submit (a statement) in an official capacity, usually in a court of law.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. entrer, from L. intrare, from intra ‘within’.