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The correct spelling is enter.
How to pronounce enter
/ˈɛntə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Ent-er
The correct spelling is enter. The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard. For example: "You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked."
Usage Examples
“You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.”
“to enter a knife into a piece of wood; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.”
“My twelve-year-old son will be entering his teens next year. She had planned to enter the legal profession.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.
- 2.A stroke of the Enter key.
verb
- 1.To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
- 2.To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
- 3.To go or come into (a state or profession).
- 4.To type (something) into a computer; to input.
- 5.To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
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