enter

Everyday

1. To enter means to go or come into a place. tree →
2. To enter a competition or race means to take part in it. tree →
3. To enter information means to type or write it in, like entering a password. tree →
4. The Enter key is the key on a keyboard you press to send or confirm. tree →

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 →
• The teacher entered the classroom. tree →
• I entered the drawing competition and won! tree →
• Enter your name in the box. tree →
• Press Enter to start the game. tree →
• «Do not enter» means you must not go in. tree →
• Enter the numbers into the calculator. tree →
• Never enter a building site; it is dangerous. tree →
• They opened the door, and entered together. tree →

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 Jewish tradition

In the Torah it often means going into a land, a tent or the Tabernacle, or being admitted to the community of Israel.

Interpretation. The law that certain people may not enter the assembly of the LORD is read by tradition as a rule about who may marry into Israel, and the Rabbis limited it carefully.

Examples

• And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. (Torah GEN.31.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD. (Torah DEU.23.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of the LORD. (Torah DEU.23.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? (Writings JOB.38.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end. (Writings PSA.73.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. (Writings PRO.18.6, JPS 1917) tree →

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.