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enters

The correct spelling is enters.

How to pronounce enters

noun

IPA: /ˈɛntəz/

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The correct spelling is enters. 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. 1.The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.
  2. 2.A stroke of the Enter key.

verb

  1. 1.To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
  2. 2.To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
  3. 3.To go or come into (a state or profession).
  4. 4.To type (something) into a computer; to input.
  5. 5.To record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.

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