enter
/ˈentə(r)/verb
उच्चारण एन्टर
प्रवेश करना; भर्ती होना; भाग लेना; दर्ज करना
Basic word
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[I, T]
to come or go into something; to become a member of an institution; to start or begin taking part in an activity, a situation; to put names, numbers, details in a list, book, or into a computer
प्रवेश करना; भर्ती होना; भाग लेना; दर्ज करना
- She entered the room.
- enter a competition
- Enter your password.
+ 3 more examples
- Please knock before you enter the office.
- Over a hundred schools entered the debate.
- Enter the number on the screen to continue.
Synonyms go in come in join participate record
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
enter + place (no preposition)
Enter takes its object directly: enter a room, enter a city. Never add into or in for a place.
'Enter' का object सीधे आता है: enter a room, enter a city। स्थान के लिए into या in न जोड़ें।
- The teacher entered the classroom.
- Please enter the hall quietly.
enter + exam / race / competition
To take part in a contest, enter has the contest as its object. Use enter for a competition or enter somebody in it.
प्रतियोगिता में भाग लेने के लिए 'enter' का object वही प्रतियोगिता होती है। 'Enter for a competition' या 'enter somebody in it' भी चलता है।
- Radhika entered the debating contest.
- He entered his horse in the race.
enter + data (into a computer or book)
To type or write information, use enter with into or in for the place.
जानकारी टाइप या लिखने के लिए 'enter' के साथ स्थान के लिए into या in आता है।
- The clerk entered the marks into the register.
- Enter your password in the box.
enter + profession / period
Enter can mean to begin a career or stage: enter politics, enter a new era.
'Enter' का अर्थ किसी पेशे या चरण की शुरुआत भी है: enter politics, enter a new era।
- She entered the civil services at twenty-four.
- The economy has entered a new phase.
+Collocations 4
enter + place
a rooma buildinga housethe countrythe stadiuma shop
- Visitors must remove their shoes before entering the temple.
enter + contest
a competitionan exama racea contesta tournament
- Over two thousand candidates entered the exam.
enter + information
dataa codea passworddetailsa figure
- Enter your roll number in the first column.
enter + stage
politicsa new erathe finala partnershipforce
- The new rules enter into force from April.
“More examples 5
- When the principal entered, everyone stood up.
जब प्राचार्य अंदर आए, सब खड़े हो गए।
- The monsoon enters Kerala around the first of June.
मानसून लगभग 1 जून को केरल में प्रवेश करता है।
- Anita entered the college at eighteen to study history.
अनीता ने इतिहास पढ़ने के लिए अठारह वर्ष की उम्र में कॉलेज में प्रवेश लिया।
- It is easy to enter the wrong date in the form.
फ़ॉर्म में गलत तारीख़ भर देना आसान है।
- A new idea suddenly entered my mind during the interview.
इंटरव्यू के दौरान अचानक एक नया विचार मेरे मन में आया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She entered into the classroom.
✓ She entered the classroom.
Enter is transitive, so no preposition is used before a place.
'Enter' सकर्मक क्रिया है, इसलिए स्थान से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ He entered in the hall late.
✓ He entered the hall late.
Do not add in after enter when it takes a place object.
स्थान object के साथ 'enter' के बाद 'in' नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
✗ I entered my name for the list.
✓ I entered my name on the list.
Use on the list when you write a name in it.
सूची में नाम लिखने पर 'on the list' का प्रयोग होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Enter and join are mixed up when talking about institutions.
संस्थाओं की बात करते समय enter और join में अक्सर भ्रम होता है।
To go into a place, or to start a stage or contest.
किसी स्थान में जाना, या किसी चरण या प्रतियोगिता की शुरुआत करना।
- She entered the college in July.
To become a member of a group, company or army.
किसी समूह, कंपनी या सेना का सदस्य बनना।
- He joined the bank last year.
To officially register for a course or school.
किसी पाठ्यक्रम या विद्यालय में औपचारिक रूप से पंजीकरण कराना।
- Radhika enrolled for a typing course.
¶Idioms 1
enter sb's head/mind
(usually used in negative sentences) (of a thought or an idea) to come into sb's mind
(किसी का) दिमाग़ में आना, ख़याल आना
- It never entered my head that she might be lying.
- The thought of giving up never entered Radhika's mind.
→Phrasal verbs 1
enter into sth
to begin to deal with sth; to take part in sth; to form part of sth
(बातचीत, समझौते आदि में) शामिल होना; हिस्सा बनना
- The two companies entered into an agreement.
- Money doesn't enter into it — I'm doing it to help.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Enter a place (no preposition: 'He entered the room', not 'entered into the room'); but enter into (begin to deal with something formally: 'enter into an agreement', 'enter into a discussion').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: enter a place (बिना preposition: 'He entered the room', 'entered into the room' नहीं); पर enter into (औपचारिक रूप से किसी काम में प्रवेश करना: 'enter into an agreement', 'enter into a discussion')।
Keep the noun forms: entrance (a door or the act of entering; also admission: 'entrance exam'), entry (the act of entering; an item in a list: 'no entry').
Noun रूप याद रखिए: entrance (द्वार या प्रवेश की क्रिया; दाख़िला भी: 'entrance exam'), entry (प्रवेश की क्रिया; सूची में प्रविष्टि: 'no entry')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Enter the fray (join a fight or argument), enter sb's head or mind (be thought of).
Collocations: enter the fray (लड़ाई या बहस में शामिल होना), enter sb's head या mind (सोचा जाना, मन में आना)।