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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EN'TER, v.t. [L. inter, intra, whence intro, to enter. The L. inter seems to be in, with the termination ter, as in subter, from sub.]
1. To move or pass into place, in any manner whatever; to come or go in; to walk or ride in; to flow in; to pierce or penetrate. A man enters a house; an army enters a city or a camp; a river enters the sea; a sword enters the body; the air enters a room at every crevice.
2. To advance into, in the progress of life; as, a youth has entered his tenth year.
3. To begin in a business, employment or service; to enlist or engage in; as, the soldier entered the service at eighteen years of age.
4. To become a member of; as, to enter college; to enter a society.
5. To admit or introduce; as, the youth was entered a member of College.
6. To set down in writing; to set an account in a book or register; as, the clerk entered the account or charge in the journal; he entered debt and credit at the time.
7. To set down, as a name; to enroll; as, to enter a name in the enlistment.
8. To lodge a manifest of goods at the custom-house, and gain admittance or permission to land; as, to enter goods. We say also, to enter a ship at the custom-house.
EN'TER, v.i. To go or come in; to pass into; as, to enter a country.
1. To flow in; as, water enters into a ship.
2. To pierce; to penetrate; as, a ball or an arrow enters into the body.
3. To penetrate mentally; as, to enter into the principles of action.
4. To engage in; as, to enter into business or service; to enter into visionary projects.
5. To be initiated in; as, to enter into a taste of pleasure or magnificence.
6. To be an ingredient; to form a constituent part. Lead enters into the composition of pewter.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into] [ant: exit, get out, go out, leave]
2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: enter, participate] [ant: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel]
3: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit]
4: be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" [syn: figure, enter]
5: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record, enter, put down]
6: come on stage
7: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: accede, enter]
8: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
9: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: embark, enter]

Merriam Webster's

verb (entered; entering) Etymology: Middle English entren, from Anglo-French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra within; akin to Latin inter between — more at inter- Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to go or come in 2. to come or gain admission into a group ; join — often used with into 3. a. to make a beginning <entering upon a career> b. to begin to consider a subject — usually used with into or upon 4. to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession 5. a. to come onstage — usually used in the subjunctive as a stage direction <enter Hamlet reading> b. to come into a preestablished situation or context like an actor coming onstage — usually used in the subjunctive <enter the new principal with her radical ideas> 6. to play a part ; be a factor <other considerations enter when money is involved> transitive verb 1. to come or go into <enter a room> 2. inscribe, register <enter the names of qualified voters> 3. to cause to be received or admitted <enter a child at a school> 4. to put in ; insert <enter the new data into the computer> 5. a. to make a beginning in <enter politics> b. to go into (a particular period of time) <enter middle age> 6. to become a member of or an active participant in <enter the university> <enter a race> 7. to make report of (a ship or its cargo) to customs authorities 8. to place in proper form before a court of law or upon record <enter a writ> 9. to go into or upon and take actual possession of (as land) 10. to put formally on record <entering a complaint> • enterable adjective Synonyms: enter, penetrate, pierce, probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in <entered the city in triumph>. penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance <the enemy penetrated the fortress>. pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument <pierced the boil with a lancet>. probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge <probed the depths of the sea>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by into) go or come in. b tr. go or come into. c intr. come on stage (as a direction : enter Macbeth). 2 tr. penetrate; go through (a bullet entered his chest). 3 tr. (often foll. by up) write (a name, details, etc.) in a list, book, etc. 4 a intr. register or announce oneself as a competitor (entered for the long jump). b tr. become a competitor in (an event). c tr. record the name of (a person etc.) as a competitor (entered two horses for the Derby). 5 tr. a become a member of (a society etc.). b enrol as a member or prospective member of a society, school, etc.; admit or obtain admission for. 6 tr. make known; present for consideration (entered a protest). 7 tr. put into an official record. 8 intr. (foll. by into) a engage in (conversation, relations, an undertaking, etc.). b subscribe to; bind oneself by (an agreement etc.). c form part of (one's calculations, plans, etc.). d sympathize with (feelings etc.). 9 intr. (foll. by on, upon) a begin, undertake; begin to deal with (a subject). b assume the functions of (an office). c assume possession of (property). 10 intr. (foll. by up) complete a series of entries in (account-books etc.). Derivatives: enterer n. Etymology: ME f. OF entrer f. L intrare

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Enter En"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered; p. pr. & vb. n. Entering.] [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.] 1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea. That darksome cave they enter. --Spenser. I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed, Shall enter heaven, long absent. --Milton. 2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army. 3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc. 4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation. 5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc. 6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse. 7. (Law) (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment. --Burrill. 8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties. See Entry, 4. 9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf pre["e]mption. [U.S.] --Abbott. 10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, ``entered according to act of Congress.'' 11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Enter En"ter, v. i. 1. To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps. ``The year entering.'' --Evelyn. No evil thing approach nor enter in. --Milton. Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not enter. --Is. lix. 14. For we which have believed do enter into rest. --Heb. iv. 3. 2. To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to share; to engage; -- usually with into; sometimes with on or upon; as, a ball enters into the body; water enters into a ship; he enters into the plan; to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into partnership with some one; to enter upon another's land; the boy enters on his tenth year; to enter upon a task; lead enters into the composition of pewter. 3. To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with into. He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action. --Addison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(enters, entering, entered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you enter a place such as a room or building, you go into it or come into it. (FORMAL) He entered the room briskly and stood near the door... As soon as I entered, they stopped and turned my way. VERB: V n, V 2. If you enter an organization or institution, you start to work there or become a member of it. He entered the BBC as a general trainee... VERB: V n 3. If something new enters your mind, you suddenly think about it. Dreadful doubts began to enter my mind. = cross VERB: V n 4. If it does not enter your head to do, think or say something, you do not think of doing that thing although you should have done. It never enters his mind that anyone is better than him... Though she enjoyed flirting with Matt, it had not entered her head to have an affair with him. VERB: with brd-neg, it V n that, it V n to-inf 5. If someone or something enters a particular situation or period of time, they start to be in it or part of it. The war has entered its second month... A million young people enter the labour market each year... VERB: V n, V n 6. If you enter a competition, race, or examination, you officially state that you will compete or take part in it. I run so well I'm planning to enter some races... He entered for many competitions, winning several gold medals... To enter, simply complete the coupon on page 150. VERB: V n, V for n, V 7. If you enter someone for a race or competition, you officially state that they will compete or take part in it. His wife Marie secretly entered him for the Championship. ...some of the 150 projects entered for the awards. VERB: V n for n, V-ed 8. If you enter something in a notebook, register, or financial account, you write it down. Each week she meticulously entered in her notebooks all sums received... Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again. VERB: V n with prep/adv, V n prep/adv 9. To enter information into a computer or database means to record it there, for example by typing it on a keyboard. When a baby is born, they enter that baby's name into the computer... A lot less time is now spent entering the data. VERB: V n into n, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Go into, come into, pierce, penetrate. 2. Record, register, enroll, inscribe, note, set down, chronicle, jot down, take down. 3. Insert, set in. 4. Begin, commence, commence upon. 5. Engage in, enlist in, embark in, join, become, a member of. 6. (Law.) Take possession of, take up. 7. (Law.) Put before the court, put on the records of the court. II. v. n. 1. Come in, go in, pass in. 2. Embark, enlist, be initiated.

Moby Thesaurus

admit, affiliate, affiliate with, appear, arise, associate, balance, balance the books, barge in, be admitted, become manifest, become visible, begin, book, break in, breeze in, burst in, bust in, calendar, capitalize, carry, carry over, carve, cast up accounts, catalog, chalk, chalk up, charge off, check in, chronicle, close out, close the books, combine, come, come barging in, come breezing in, come busting in, come forth, come forward, come in, come in sight, come into, come out, come to hand, come to light, commence, countersign, credit, creep in, crop out, cross the threshold, crowd in, cut, debit, docket, document, drop in, ease in, edge in, embark in, embark on, embark upon, emerge, engage in, engrave, enlist, enroll, enscroll, enter into, enter on, enter upon, enumerate, fade in, file, fill out, gain admittance, get in, get into, go in, go into, grave, have an entree, have an in, heave in sight, hop in, impanel, incise, index, infiltrate, infuse, ingress, inject, inoculate, inscribe, insert, insinuate, intercalate, interject, interpolate, introduce, intromit, intrude, invade, inventory, irrupt, issue, issue forth, itemize, jam in, join, join up, jot down, journalize, jump in, keep books, keep score, league with, list, log, look forth, look in, loom, make a memorandum, make a note, make an entry, make out, mark down, materialize, matriculate, minute, note, note down, offer, outcrop, pack in, participate in, pass into, peep out, penetrate, perfuse, pierce, pigeonhole, place upon record, poll, pop in, post, post up, present, press in, probe, proffer, program, puncture, push in, put down, put in, put in writing, put on paper, put on tape, rear its head, record, reduce to writing, register, rise, schedule, score, see the light, set, set down, set foot in, set in, show, show up, sign, sign on, sign up, slip in, sneak in, squeeze in, start, step in, stick in, stream forth, strike a balance, strike the eye, submit, tabulate, take down, take in, take out membership, take up, take up membership, tally, tape, tape-record, team up with, team with, tender, throw in, thrust in, tuck in, turn up, undertake, videotape, visit, wedge in, whip in, work in, write, write down, write in, write out, write up