Added 7 October 2026
enter
/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/ verb
In Latin: ineō, intrō, ingredior Wiktionary
verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about enter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.
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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
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To go or come into (a state or profession).
My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year.
noun
Origin
From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō (“enter”, verb), from intrā (“inside”). Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English and the English of many Commonwealth Countries (e.g. Australia, Canada) retain the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre.
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