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Noun: entering  en-tu-ring
  1. A movement into or inward
    - entrance
     
  2. The act of entering
    - entrance, entry, ingress, incoming
Verb: enter  en-tu(r)
  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";
    - participate
     
  3. Register formally as a participant or member
    - enroll [N. Amer], inscribe, enrol [Brit, Cdn], recruit
     
  4. Be or play a part of or in
    "Elections enter prominently in every government program";
    - figure
     
  5. Make a record of; set down in permanent form
    - record, put down
     
  6. (dramaturgy) come on stage
     
  7. Take on duties or office
    "enter to the throne";
    - 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

Derived forms: enterings

See also: enter upon

Type of: arrival, attach, be, begin, change of location, come after, commence, follow, get, get down, preserve, register, save, set about, set out, start, start out, succeed, take office, travel

Antonym: drop by the wayside, leave

Encyclopedia: Entering

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