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UK [ˈentə(r)] / US [ˈentər] verb
Word forms "enter":
present tense I/you/we/they enter he/she/it enters present participle entering past tense entered past participle entered
Get it right: enter:

Enter is usually a transitive verb, and it takes a direct object. It is not used with the prepositions into or in:
Wrong: After entering into university, students make a lot of new friends.
Right: After entering university, students make a lot of new friends.
Wrong: In the past it was unthinkable that a woman could enter in politics.
Right: In the past it was unthinkable that a woman could enter politics. Don't confuse this use with the phrasal verb enter into, which means "to start to take part in a discussion" or "to agree to be part of an agreement or contract": Today, eighteen-year olds are considered responsible enough to enter into contracts.
1) [intransitive/transitive] to go or come into a place

Soldiers entered the houses, apparently searching for weapons.

The man had entered through the back door.

The bullet missed his kidney because it entered his body at an angle.

They were imprisoned for illegally entering the country.

a) [transitive] to start or reach a particular period of time in a process or activity

The war had already entered its third week.

b) [transitive] to begin to affect someone's actions or behaviour

A hint of emotion entered his voice for the first time.

2)
a) [transitive] to start to take part in a particular activity or to work in a particular job

There are dozens of new companies entering the software market.

She had hoped to enter the legal profession.

b) [intransitive/transitive] if you enter a race or competition, or if someone enters you, you put your name on the list of those taking part

She's entered several poetry competitions.

Each owner can enter a horse for a maximum of three races.

The competition is free, and anyone over the age of 18 can enter.

3)
a) [transitive] to write something somewhere, for example in a book, on a form, or on a computer

You enter the customer's name on this line.

Enter your user name and password.

b) to state something officially

A number of complaints have been entered by senior members.

enter a plea of (= say formally whether you are guilty of a crime):

The defendant entered a plea of "not guilty".

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enter your mind/head — if a thought enters your head, you think about it or consider it

Why such a bizarre notion should have entered her head I cannot imagine.

It never entered my head to do anything else.

Phrasal verbs:

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