English > enter: 9 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | 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, communication| Meaning | 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, contact| Meaning | 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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