enter
US: /ˈɛnɝ/, /ˈɛntɝ/
UK: /ˈɛntɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
enter /'entə/- nội động từ
- đi vào
- (sân khấu) ra
- tuyên bố tham dự (cuộc thi)
- ngoại động từ
- đi vào (một nơi nào...); đâm (vào thịt...)
- gia nhập (quân đội...)
- bắt đầu luyện (chó ngựa)
- ghi (tên vào sổ, cuộc thi...)
- kết nạp, lấy vào
- to enter into
- đi vào (nơi nào)
- tiến hành (cuộc nói chuyện, cuộc điều tra); thiết lập (quan hệ...); ký kết (hiệp nghị...)
- thông cảm với (ý nghĩ, tình cảm của ai)
- tự ràng buộc mình vào, tham dự (hợp đồng, hiệp ước...)
- nằm trong (kế hoạch, sự tính toán)
- to enter on (upon)
- bắt đầu (một quá trình gì...); bắt đầu bàn về (một vấn đề...)
- (pháp lý) tiếp nhận, tiếp thu (tài sản)
- to enter an appearance
- có ý đến dự (cuộc họp...); nhất định có mặt (ở cuộc mít tinh...)
- to enter a protest
- phản kháng; đề nghị ghi lời phản kháng của mình (vào văn bản...)
- to enter up account books
- kết toán sổ sách
Advanced English dictionary
+ verbcome / go in
1 (not usually used in the passive) (formal) to come or go into sth: [V] Knock before you enter. + Enter Hamlet (= for example as stage directions in the text of a play). + [VN] Someone entered the room behind me. + Where did the bullet enter the body? + (figurative) A note of defiance entered her voice. + (figurative) It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me.
join institution / start work
2 [VN] [no passive] to become a member of an institution; to start working in an organization or a profession: to enter a school / college / university + to enter politics / the legal profession + to enter Parliament (= become an MP) + to enter the Church (= become a priest)
begin activity
3 [VN] to begin or become involved in an activity, a situation, etc: to enter a relationship / conflict / war + Several new firms have now entered the market. + The investigation has entered a new phase. + The strike is entering its fourth week.
exam / competition
4 ~ (for sth)
~ sb (in / for sth) to put your name on the list for an exam, a race, a competition, etc.; to do this for sb: [VN] 1 000 children entered the competition. + Irish trainers have entered several horses in the race. + How many students have been entered for the exam? + [V] Only four British players have entered for the championship.
write information
5 [VN] ~ sth (in / into / on sth) to put names, numbers, details, etc. in a list, book or computer: Enter your name and occupation in the boxes (= on a form). + to enter data into a computer + to enter figures on a spreadsheet
say officially
6 [VN] (formal) to say sth officially so that it can be recorded: to enter a plea of not guilty (= at the beginning of a court case) + to enter a protest / an offer
See also -
Idioms see FORCE n., NAME n.
Phrasal Verbs: enter into sth (formal)
1 to begin to discuss or deal with sth: Let's not enter into details at this stage.
2 to take an active part in sth: They entered into the spirit of the occasion (= began to enjoy and feel part of it).
3 [no passive] to form part of sth or have an influence on sth: This possibility never entered into our calculations. + Your personal feelings shouldn't enter into this at all.
enter into sth (with sb) to begin sth or become involved in sth: to enter into a contract / an agreement + to enter into negotiations / correspondence
enter on / upon sth (formal) to start to do sth or become involved in it: to enter on a new career + She entered upon a love affair which was to ruin her marriage.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 go or come (in or into), pass (into):
Please enter at the left.
2 penetrate, pierce, stick (into), stab (into), puncture; invade, infiltrate:
The nail entered the tyre here. The iron entered into his soul.
3 insert, inscribe, write, set or write or put down, note, record, take or jot down, register; log, document, minute:
Enter your name on the dotted line.
4 enter on or upon, begin, start, commence, undertake, set out on, take up:
I didn't want to enter the marathon if I couldn't finish.
5 enrol, enlist, sign on or up, join, become a member of:
He has entered the ranks of the unemployed.
6 present, offer, proffer, tender, submit:
More than 100 poems were entered in the competition.
7 file, register, record, submit:
The defendant entered a plea of 'Not guilty'.
8 enter into. engage or participate in, sign, be (a) party to, co-sign, countersign:
We entered into an agreement to buy the house.
Collocation
1 come/go into a place
ADV.
illegally
people who enter the country illegally
VERB + ENTER
allow sb/sth to, permit sb/sth to
He stood back to allow us to enter.
| forbid sb to
PREP.
by/through
We entered through a large iron gate.
2 add information to sth
ADV.
manually
You may need to enter this information manually.
PREP.
in
Your details have been entered in our database.
| into, on
Please enter all your personal details on the form provided.
| onto
Enter the data onto the computer.
Concise dictionary
enters|entered|entering'entəverb
+to come or go into
+become a participant; be involved in
+register formally as a participant or member
+be or play a part of or in
+make a record of; set down in permanent form
+come on stage
+put or introduce into something
+take on duties or office
+set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
