{
    "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’."
}