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# enter

«enter» in Mova's school dictionary: **to go or come into a place** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (enter, enters, entered, entering); noun (the Enter key)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To enter means to go or come into a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#m1)

2) To enter a competition or race means to take part in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#m2)

3) To enter information means to type or write it in, like entering a password. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#m3)

4) The Enter key is the key on a keyboard you press to send or confirm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and manners, knock before you enter someone's room; signs say «Do not enter». In safety, never enter a building site, railway line or empty house, or someone's car without permission. In computing, you enter data and press Enter. In maths, you enter numbers into a calculator or table. Phrases: enter a room, enter a competition, enter your name, no entry, Enter key.

### examples

- Please knock before you enter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x1)
- The teacher entered the classroom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x2)
- I entered the drawing competition and won! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x3)
- Enter your name in the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x4)
- Press Enter to start the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x5)
- «Do not enter» means you must not go in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x6)
- Enter the numbers into the calculator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x7)
- Never enter a building site; it is dangerous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x8)
- They opened the door, and entered together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/#x9)

### note

Say «enter the room», not «enter into the room». Noun forms: entrance (a door to go in), entry (going in, or something entered). Regular verb: entered, entering.

### In the corpora

- [Many national museums and galleries in Britain are free to enter, paid for by taxes and donations; some charge for special exhibitions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there/13/)
- [When you enter a building, noticing where the exits are helps you leave quickly in an emergency.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/11-eyes-up/11/)
- [You enter water you do not know feet first.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/45-pools-lakes-and-ice/11/)
- [You never enter a field with a bull in it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/67-allergies-horses-and-farm-animals/19/)
- [A hard hat area sign means stay out; only workers with protection may enter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/274-helpers-in-town-and-building-sites/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «enter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.