Meaning & use

enter

verb·Everyday

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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