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{ "term": "enter", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "enter", "heSheIt": "enters" }, "pastSimple": "entered", "pastParticiple": "entered", "ingForm": "entering" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to come or go into something", "sensetop": "enter something", "labels": "(formal)(figurative)(figurative)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Knock before you enter." }, { "text": "Enter Hamlet *(= for example as stage directions in the text of a play)*." }, { "text": "Someone **entered the room** behind me.", "contextForm": "enter something" }, { "text": "people who **enter the country** illegally" }, { "text": "Where did the bullet enter the body?" }, { "text": "A note of defiance entered her voice." }, { "text": "It never entered my head *(= I never thought)* that she would tell him about me." }, { "text": "He stood back to allow us to enter." }, { "text": "She was refused permission to enter the country." }, { "text": "The dancers entered from the side of the stage." }, { "text": "They pass each other as they enter and exit the building." }, { "text": "We entered through a large iron gate." }, { "text": "I knocked and a bored voice said, ‘Enter’." }, { "text": "No one was allowed to enter the room while the police were there." }, { "text": "The burglars must have entered through a window." }, { "text": "No one was seen entering or leaving the building." }, { "text": "Employees must be wearing safety equipment before entering the work area." }, { "text": "They do not qualify for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom." }, { "text": "On the following day, troops entered the city." }, { "text": "Foreign journalists were refused permission to enter the country." }, { "text": "The building is entered via a gate from the sidewalk." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["illegally", "cautiously", "quickly"], "verb + enter": [ "allow somebody/something to", "permit somebody/something to", "forbid somebody to" ], "preposition": ["by", "through", "from"], "phrases": ["enter and exit", "enter and leave"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to put your name on the list for an exam, a race, a competition, etc.; to do this for somebody", "sensetop": "enter somethingenter somebody/something in somethingenter somebody/something for somethingenter (for something)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Over a thousand children **entered the competition**.", "contextForm": "enter something" }, { "text": "Irish trainers have entered several horses in the race.", "contextForm": "enter somebody/something in something" }, { "text": "Her mum entered her in the baby contest." }, { "text": "How many students have been entered for the exam?", "contextForm": "enter somebody/something for something" }, { "text": "Only four British players have entered for the championship.", "contextForm": "enter (for something)" }, { "text": "We're having a class quiz and all the children have entered." }, { "text": "Employees of Telegraph Newspapers Ltd are not eligible to enter the competition." }, { "text": "I wrote a novel and entered it for the competition." } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to begin or become involved in an activity, a situation, etc.", "sensetop": "enter something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Several new firms have now **entered the market**." }, { "text": "The US **entered the war** in 1917." }, { "text": "The investigation has **entered a** new **phase**." }, { "text": "The strike is entering its fourth week." }, { "text": "She graduated in 2017 with plans to enter the financial world." }, { "text": "The programme is now entering the final stage." }, { "text": "The country was entering a period of economic prosperity." }, { "text": "More women are now entering traditionally male-dominated fields." }, { "text": "The fear that the economy is entering uncharted waters is unfounded." }, { "text": "In 1652 Lully entered the service of Louis XIV." }, { "text": "We knew we were entering new territory." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to become a member of an institution; to start working in an organization or a profession", "sensetop": "enter something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to enter a school/college/university" }, { "text": "to **enter politics**" }, { "text": "to **enter Parliament ***(= become an MP)*" }, { "text": "to **enter the Church** *(= become a priest)*" }, { "text": "to enter the legal/medical profession" }, { "text": "He did not wish to enter the Church like his brothers." }, { "text": "I entered politics late in life." }, { "text": "It was his aim to enter the Church." }, { "text": "She entered Parliament in 2010." }, { "text": "He entered college in 2023." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to put names, numbers, details, etc. in a list, book or computer", "sensetop": "enter something in somethingenter something into somethingenter something on somethingenter something", "examples": [ { "text": "Enter your name and occupation in the boxes *(= on a form)*.", "contextForm": "enter something in something" }, { "text": "to enter data into a computer", "contextForm": "enter something into something" }, { "text": "to enter figures on a spreadsheet", "contextForm": "enter something on something" }, { "text": "You may need to enter this information manually.", "contextForm": "enter something" }, { "text": "Please enter all your personal details on the form provided." }, { "text": "Your details have been entered in our database." }, { "text": "He entered the details of the case into a file." }, { "text": "The notebook window is where you can enter and display data." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["manually", "automatically"], "preposition": ["in", "into", "on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to say something officially so that it can be recorded", "sensetop": "enter something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "to **enter a plea** of not guilty *(= at the beginning of a court case)*" }, { "text": "to enter an offer" }, { "text": "Her solicitor entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf." }, { "text": "The jury entered a verdict of acquittal." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start being used", "examples": [ { "text": "When do the new regulations come into force?" }, { "text": "The new law comes into force as from midnight tomorrow." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to apply for a place at a school, in a competition, etc. for somebody or yourself", "examples": [ { "text": "Have you entered your name for the quiz yet?" }, { "text": "They’ve already put his name down for Eton College." }, { "text": "Have you put your name down for the school play?" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈentə(r)/", "audio": "en/enter/enter__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈentəz/", "audio": "en/enter/enters__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈentəd/", "audio": "en/enter/entered__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈentərɪŋ/", "audio": "en/enter/entering__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈentər/", "audio": "en/enter/enter__us_4.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈentərz/", "audio": "en/enter/enters__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈentərd/", "audio": "en/enter/entered__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈentərɪŋ/", "audio": "en/enter/entering__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra ‘within’." }