1. To come or go into
   "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes";
   - come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
    
2. Become a participant; be involved in
   "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"; "She entered the competition";
   - participate
    
3. Register formally as a participant or member
   "She entered the competition";
   - enroll [N. Amer], inscribe, enrol [Brit, Cdn], recruit, raise
    
4. Be or play a part of or in
   "Music enters significantly into the film";
   - figure
    
5. Make a record of; set down in permanent form
   "She entered the data into the computer";
   - record, put down
    
6. Come on stage
   "The lead actor entered dramatically from stage left"
    
7. Take on duties or office
   "She entered her new position with enthusiasm";
   - accede
    
8. Place onto or put into something
   "enter a picture into the text";
   - insert, infix, introduce
    
9. Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
   "she entered upon a new career";
   - embark

1. The key on a computer keyboard that starts a new line when writing text; in other contexts the key usually causes a form or window to perform a default function, e.g. accept the data that has just been input
   "She pressed the enter key to submit her online application";
   - return key, return, enter key

Derived forms: enters, entered, entering

Type of: appear, arrive, attach, begin, come, come after, fall in, follow, get, get down, go, join, key, locomote, look, move, preserve, register, save, seem, set about, set out, start, start out, succeed, take office, travel

Antonym: fall by the wayside

Encyclopedia: Enter, Netherlands