enter
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/
Noun
enter noun
- The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.
- A stroke of the Enter key.
Verb
enter verb
- To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.“You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.”
- To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.“to enter a knife into a piece of wood; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.”
- To go or come into (a state or profession).“My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year. She had planned to enter the legal profession.”
- To type (something) into a computer; to input.“Enter your user name and password.”
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