enter

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see also COME/GO, ARRIVE, LEAVE
- to come or go into a place: (formal) enter (sth), come*/go* in/inside, come*/go* into sth
Knock before entering. ◎ The students all stood up when the teacher entered the room. ◎ I knocked on the door and went in. ◎ 'Come in!' ◎ She came quietly into the room and sat down by the fire.
- to enter a place, usually with some difficulty: get* in/inside, get* into sth
How on earth did you manage to get in? ◎ They got into the building through a side door.
- an act of coming or going into a place: entrance
His entrance was greeted by applause.
- to enter a place secretly or quietly: sneak/slip in, sneak/slip into sth
I slipped into the lecture room and took a seat at the back.
※—† entering with force
- to enter a building by force, usually to steal sth: break* in, break* into sth
The thieves broke in through the back door.
- to make or force a way into sth or through sth: penetrate sth; noun (U): penetration
The bullet had penetrated his heart.
- to go or move into a place where there is not much space: squeeze into sth
We all squeezed into the lift.
※—† allowing sb into a place
- to allow sb/sth to enter a place: let* sb/sth in, let* sb/sth into sth, (formal) admit sb/sth (into/to sth)
Please let me in. I'm a friend of the owner. ◎ Why don't you open the curtains and let some light into the room?
- the right to enter a place: entrance (noun U), entry (noun U), admittance (noun U)
an entrance fee ◎ The sign says 'No entry'. ◎ No admittance without a ticket.
- not to allow sb/sth to enter a place: keep* sb/sth out (of a place)
Keep the dog out of the house.
- to forbid sb officially to enter or go through a place: bar sb (from sth)
They were barred from the club for bad behaviour.
- to lock a door so that sb cannot get into or out of a place: lock sb out/in
Oh no. I've left my house keys at the office and locked myself out.
※—† ways into a place
- a thing that you open or close to go in or out of a building or room, or to use a cupboard, etc: door
to open/shut/close the door ◎ an open door ◎ the front door
- a thing like a door that closes an opening in a wall, hedge, fence, etc: gate
a gate into a field
- a gate that goes round and allows one person at a time to pass through it (for example at a sports ground): turnstile
※ more on doors DOOR
- a door, gate or opening where you go into a place: entrance
I'll meet you at the entrance to the cinema.
- a door, gate or opening where you go out of a place: exit
This plane has two exits at the front and two at the rear.
- a way of entering or reaching a place: access (to sth) (noun U)
No access ◎ wheelchair access

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  embark, insert, infix, introduce, accede, record, put down, figure, enroll, inscribe, enrol, recruit, participate, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge, exit, go out, get out, leave