Meaning & use
enter
To come or go into a place, or to begin to take part in an activity or process.
See it in a sentence
Please knock twice before you enter the manager's private office.
She decided to enter the marathon despite having only two months to train.
A note on using this word
Enter can be followed directly by a location without a preposition, as in 'enter the room,' unlike 'go into the room.'
Words with a similar meaning
go intojoin
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Words with an opposite meaning
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