Antonyms for enter


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn tər


Definition of enter

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare "to go into, enter" (source of Spanish entrar, Italian entrare), from intra "within," related to inter (prep., adj.) "among, between" (see inter-). Related: Entered; entering.
  • verb come, put into a place
  • verb embark on; take part in
  • verb record, list
Example sentences :
  • No one of our kindred must enter the family of Pericles as a slave.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • No woman was allowed to enter Olympia, during the celebration of the games.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • None but Greeks were allowed to enter the temples of this goddess.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Will madame be so good to enter our petit salon at the front, n'est-ce-pas?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • At all events, he was left standing on the doorstone, and no one came to bid him enter.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But when the morning came he found the task a difficult one to enter upon.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He invited them to enter, and shook Katherine by the hand, as if he had not met her for a long time.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • But that it could be for Solmes, how should it enter into my head?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I do not think she will ever enter the garden of the Luxembourg again.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • Let not your Clarissa be precipitated into a state she wishes not to enter into with any man!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Synonyms for enter

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