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Adjective entering has 1 sense
- entering, ingoing - that is going in; "the entering class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"
Antonym: outgoing (indirect, via incoming)
Noun entering has 2 senses
- entrance, entering - a movement into or inward
--1 is a kind of change of location, travel
--1 has particulars: invasion, encroachment, intrusion
- entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming - the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"
--2 is a kind of arrival
--2 has particulars:
Verb enter has 9 senses
- enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
Antonyms: exit, go out, get out, leave
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- enter, participate - become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
Antonyms: drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
--3 is one way to register
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
- figure, enter - be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
--5 is one way to save, preserve
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- enter - come on stage
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- insert, infix, enter, introduce - put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
--7 is one way to attach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- accede, enter - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
--8 is a kind of succeed, come after, follow; take office
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.); "she embarked upon a new career"
--9 is one way to get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
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