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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Enter \En"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Entering.] [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare,
     fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in
     between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]
     1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass
        within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to
        pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door,
        etc.; the river enters the sea.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That darksome cave they enter.        --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed,
              Shall enter heaven, long absent.      --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a
        member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an
        army.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the
        legal profession, the book trade, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to
        commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new
        dispensation.
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     5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put
        in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a
        knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a
        boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or
        a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the
        particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship
        or of merchandise at the customhouse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Law)
        (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual
            possession of them.
        (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in
            writing; to put upon record in proper from and order;
            as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment.
            --Burrill.
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     8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the
        customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods),
        with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the
        customs for estimating the duties. See Entry, 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office
        the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public
        land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf
        pre["e]mption. [U.S.] --Abbott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a
         book, picture, map, etc.); as, ``entered according to act
         of Congress.''
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  entering \entering\ adj.
     incoming; -- of a person or group assuming a role. Opposite
     of leaving and outgoing. [predicate]
  
     Syn: ingoing.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Entering \En"ter*ing\, or Entrant edge \En"trant, edge\ .
     = Advancing edge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Enter \En"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Entering.] [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare,
     fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in
     between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior.]
     1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass
        within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to
        pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door,
        etc.; the river enters the sea.
  
              That darksome cave they enter.        --Spenser.
  
              I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed, Shall
              enter heaven, long absent.            --Milton.
  
     2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a
        member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an
        army.
  
     3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the
        legal profession, the book trade, etc.
  
     4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to
        commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new
        dispensation.
  
     5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put
        in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a
        knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a
        boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.
  
     6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or
        a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the
        particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship
        or of merchandise at the customhouse.
  
     7. (Law)
        (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual
            possession of them.
        (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in
            writing; to put upon record in proper from and order;
            as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment.
            --Burrill.
  
     8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the
        customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods),
        with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the
        customs for estimating the duties. See Entry, 4.
  
     9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office
        the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public
        land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf
        pre["e]mption. [U.S.] --Abbott.
  
     10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a
         book, picture, map, etc.); as, ``entered according to act
         of Congress.''
  
     11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  entering
       adj : that is going in; "the entering class"; "the ingoing
             administration"; "ingoing data" [syn: entering(p), ingoing]
       n 1: a movement into or inward [syn: entrance]
       2: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: entrance,
           entry, ingress, incoming]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entering
     n.
     action of the verb to (m en enter)
     vb.
     (present participle of en enter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  entering
     n.
     action of the verb to (m en enter)
     vb.
     (present participle of en enter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  entering
     n.
     action of the verb to (m en enter)
     vb.
     (present participle of en enter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  entering
     n.
     action of the verb to (m en enter)
     vb.
     (present participle of en enter nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e nter ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en enter ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Entering /ˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
  الدخول

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  entering /ˈɛntəɹɪŋ/ 
  vnikání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  entering /ˈɛntəɹɪŋ/ 
  vstupování