enter

Cross the threshold

Enter is to go or come into a place: She entered the room without knocking.

The word extends to beginning participation: enter a competition, enter a profession, enter into negotiations.

To enter data is to input it into a system.

The enter key on a keyboard submits commands or creates line breaks.

It never entered my mind means something never occurred to you.

doorway

door

Hinged room barrier

  • gateHinged barrier in fence
  • foyerBuilding's entrance room
  • lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking

vestibule · portal · hall · porch · corridor · atrium · reception · threshold · doorway · gateway

direction

go

Move from here

  • comeMove toward someone
  • walkTravel on foot
  • stepFoot movement forward

cross · approach · advance · proceed · arrive · pass · head · move · travel · penetrate

join

enroll

Formally join a program

matriculate · admit · induct · recruit · pledge · membership · participate · compete · contest · race

begin

start

To set going

embark · introduce · establish · initiate · open · activate · trigger · originate · instigate · onset

command

execute

Carry out fully

keystroke · prompt · command-line · confirm · type · key · cursor · field · form · data

access

keypad

Button array for input

badge · clearance · authorization · security · biometrics · scanner · PIN · swipe · credential · passcode

Categories
Opposites
physical movement/spatial transition

enterexit

Way to leave

leave · depart · withdraw · go out · vacate

participation/membership

enterleave

Sanctioned time away

quit · withdraw · exit · drop out · depart

data/information input

enterdelete

Remove or erase

erase · remove · clear · expunge · wipe

Phrases
Family

entry, entrance, entertain, entered, entering, enters, entranced, entrancing, entrant

Familiarity
Top 3,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G