enter
1. to come or go into (Freq. 85)
- the boat entered an area of shallow marshes
• Syn:
come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
• Ant:
exit
• See Also:
move in (for: move into), enter upon
• Derivationally related forms:
entree, entrant, entrance, entry, entering
• Hyponyms:
take the field, penetrate, perforate, re-enter, file in,
pop in, walk in, call at, out in, take water, turn in,
board, get on, intrude, irrupt, intrude on, invade,
obtrude upon, encroach upon, dock
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. become a participant;
be involved in (Freq. 24)
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
• Syn:
participate
• Ant:
drop out
• Derivationally related forms:
participatory (for: participate), participation (for: participate), participant (for: participate), entrant
• Hyponyms:
jump
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
3. register formally as a participant or member (Freq. 17)
- The party recruited many new members
• Syn:
enroll, inscribe, enrol, recruit
• Derivationally related forms:
recruit (for: recruit), recruiter (for: recruit), enrolment (for: enrol), enrollment (for: enroll), enrollee (for: enroll)
• Hypernyms:
register
• Hyponyms:
enlist, draft, muster in, unionize, unionise,
register, matriculate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
4. be or play a part of or in (Freq. 8)
- Elections figure prominently in every government program
- How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?
• Syn:
figure
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
5. make a record of;
set down in permanent form (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
record, put down
• Derivationally related forms:
entry, record (for: record), recorder (for: record)
• Topics:
recording, transcription
• Hypernyms:
save, preserve
• Hyponyms:
tally, chalk up, clock in, punch in, clock on,
record, tape, accession, post, ring up, manifest,
inscribe, chronicle, file, file away, document, log,
log up, clock up, film, shoot, take, videotape,
photograph, snap, score, mark, notch, keep,
maintain, register, book
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
6. come on stage (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
entering
• Topics:
dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
• Entailment:
act, play, represent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
7. take on duties or office
- accede to the throne
• Syn:
accede
• Derivationally related forms:
accession (for: accede)
• Hypernyms:
succeed, come after, follow, take office
• Hyponyms:
ascend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
8. set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- she embarked upon a new career
• Syn:
embark
• Hypernyms:
get down, begin, get, start out, start,
set about, set out, commence
• Hyponyms:
take up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
9. put or introduce into something
- insert a picture into the text
• Syn:
insert, infix, introduce
• Derivationally related forms:
introduction (for: introduce), insertion (for: insert), insert (for: insert)
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Hyponyms:
plug in, plug into, connect, penetrate, cannulate,
cannulize, cannulise, intubate, canulate, input, instill,
instil, implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant,
sandwich, transplant, graft
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
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