English > enter: 9 senses > verb 1, motionMeaning | To come or go into. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Example | "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
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Synonyms | come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into |
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Narrower | board, get on | Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) |
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call at, out in | Enter a harbor |
dock | Come into dock |
file in | Enter by marching in a file |
intrude, irrupt | Enter uninvited |
intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon | To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate |
penetrate, perforate | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
pop in | Enter briefly |
re-enter | Enter again |
take the field | go on the playing field, of a football team |
take water | Enter the water |
turn in | make an entrance by turning from a road |
walk in | Enter by walking |
See also | enter upon | take possession of |
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Opposite | exit, go out, get out, leave | Move out of or depart from |
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Spanish | entrar, ingresar, moverse adentro |
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Catalan | entrar |
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Nouns | entrance, entering, entry | the act of entering |
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entrance, entering | a movement into or inward |
entrant | someone who enters |
entry, entree | something that provides access (to get in or get out) |
English > enter: 9 senses > verb 5, communicationMeaning | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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Synonyms | record, put down |
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Category | recording, transcription | The act of making a record (especially an audio record) |
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Narrower | accession | make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library |
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book | record a charge in a police register |
chronicle | record in chronological order |
clock in, punch in, clock on | Register one's arrival at work |
document | record in detail |
file, file away | place in a container for keeping records / records |
film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something |
film | record in film |
inscribe | Write, engrave, or print as a lasting record |
keep, maintain | Maintain by writing regular records / records |
log | Enter into a log, as on ships and planes |
log up, clock up | record a distance travelled |
manifest | record in a ship's manifest |
notch | notch a surface to record something |
photograph, snap, shoot | record on photographic film |
post | Display, as of records / records in sports games |
record, tape | Register electronically |
register | record in writing |
ring up | To perform and record a sale on a cash register |
score, mark | make underscoring marks |
tally, chalk up | Keep score, as in games / games / games |
videotape, tape | record on videotape |
Broader | save, preserve | To keep up and reserve for personal or special use |
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Spanish | consignar, entrar, hacer constar, introducir, registrar |
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Catalan | consignar, entrar, fer constar, registrar |
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Nouns | entry | an item inserted in a written record |
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English > enter: 9 senses > verb 8, contactMeaning | put or introduce into something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Synonyms | insert, infix, introduce |
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Entailed by | plug, stop up, secure | Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug |
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Narrower | cannulate, cannulize, cannulise, intubate, canulate | introduce a cannula or tube into |
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implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant | Fix or set securely or deeply |
input | Enter (data or a program) into a computer |
instill, instil | Enter drop by drop |
penetrate | insert / insert the penis into the vagina or anus of |
plug in, plug into, connect | Plug into an outlet |
sandwich | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects |
transplant, graft | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient |
Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
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Spanish | insertar, introducir |
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Catalan | inserir |
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