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enter on something — ˈenter on/upon sth derived (formal) to start to do sth or become involved in it • to enter on a new career • She entered upon a love affair which was to ruin her marriage. Main entry: ↑enter … Useful english dictionary
enter upon — phrasal verb enter on or enter upon [transitive] Word forms enter on : present tense I/you/we/they enter on he/she/it enters on present participle entering on past tense entered on past participle entered on formal enter on/upon something to… … English dictionary
enter upon — verb take possession of She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives • Syn: ↑come upon, ↑luck into • Hypernyms: ↑get, ↑acquire • Verb Frames: Somebody s so … Useful english dictionary
enter — en|ter W1S1 [ˈentə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go into)¦ 2¦(start working)¦ 3¦(start an activity)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(write information)¦ 6¦(competition/examination)¦ 7¦(period of time)¦ 8¦(start to exist)¦ 9 enter somebody s life … Dictionary of contemporary English
enter — Neither Fowler nor Gowers, nor even Burchfield in 1998, included an entry on enter, which is surprising given its range of collocation and usage. It is both transitive (i.e. takes an object) and intransitive: you can enter a place or simply enter … Modern English usage
enter — verb 1 GO INTO a) (I, T) to go or come into a place: Silence fell as I entered the room. | Adie was one of the few reporters who had dared to enter the war zone. b) (T) if an object enters part of something, it goes inside it: The bullet had… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
enter — en|ter [ entər ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go or come into a place: Soldiers entered the houses, apparently searching for weapons. The man had entered through the back door. The bullet missed his kidney because it entered his… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
enter on/upon — 1) formal begin (an activity or job); start to pursue (a particular course in life) he entered upon a turbulent political career 2) Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into property as or as if the owner * * * enter on/upon [phrasal verb]… … Useful english dictionary
enter on — phrasal verb enter on or enter upon [transitive] Word forms enter on : present tense I/you/we/they enter on he/she/it enters on present participle entering on past tense entered on past participle entered on formal enter on/upon something to… … English dictionary
enter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. penetrate, pierce; go or come in; insert; trespass, invade, board; begin, start, take up; list, record, inscribe, enroll, register, file; join. See composition, ingress, accounting. II (Roget s IV) v … English dictionary for students
