enter – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of enter

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to enter
Participle: entered
Gerund: entering

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ienter
youenter
he;she;itenters
weenter
youenter
theyenter

Perfect

Ihave entered
youhave entered
he;she;ithas entered
wehave entered
youhave entered
theyhave entered

Past

Ientered
youentered
he;she;itentered
weentered
youentered
theyentered

Pluperfect

Ihad entered
youhad entered
he;she;ithad entered
wehad entered
youhad entered
theyhad entered

Future

Iwill enter
youwill enter
he;she;itwill enter
wewill enter
youwill enter
theywill enter

Future Perfect

Iwill have entered
youwill have entered
he;she;itwill have entered
wewill have entered
youwill have entered
theywill have entered

Subjunctive

Present

Ienter
youenter
he;she;itenter
weenter
youenter
theyenter

Perfect

Ihave entered
youhave entered
he;she;ithave entered
wehave entered
youhave entered
theyhave entered

Imperfect

Ientered
youentered
he;she;itentered
weentered
youentered
theyentered

Pluperfect

Ihad entered
youhad entered
he;she;ithad entered
wehad entered
youhad entered
theyhad entered

Conditional

Present

Iwould enter
youwould enter
he;she;itwould enter
wewould enter
youwould enter
theywould enter

Perfect

Iwould have entered
youwould have entered
he;she;itwould have entered
wewould have entered
youwould have entered
theywould have entered

Imperative

youenter
weLet's enter
youenter

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam entering
youare entering
he;she;itis entering
weare entering
youare entering
theyare entering

Perfect

Ihave been entering
youhave been entering
he;she;ithas been entering
wehave been entering
youhave been entering
theyhave been entering

Past

Iwas entering
youwere entering
he;she;itwas entering
wewere entering
youwere entering
theywere entering

Pluperfect

Ihad been entering
youhad been entering
he;she;ithad been entering
wehad been entering
youhad been entering
theyhad been entering

Future

Iwill be entering
youwill be entering
he;she;itwill be entering
wewill be entering
youwill be entering
theywill be entering

Future Perfect

Iwill have been entering
youwill have been entering
he;she;itwill have been entering
wewill have been entering
youwill have been entering
theywill have been entering

Conditional

Present

Iwould be entering
youwould be entering
he;she;itwould be entering
wewould be entering
youwould be entering
theywould be entering

Perfect

Iwould have been entering
youwould have been entering
he;she;itwould have been entering
wewould have been entering
youwould have been entering
theywould have been entering

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'enter'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'enter'

center, inter, renter, tenter, alter, anger, ante, atter, banter, better,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

put in between or into
insert, inset, introduce, put
penetrate
perforate, pierce, puncture, insert, inject
input
log, record

Antonyms

penetrate
withdraw, retreat, recede, evacuate

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō (“enter”, verb), from intrā (“inside”). Has been spelled as "enter" for several centuries even in the United Kingdom, although British English and the English of many Commonwealth Countries (e.g. Australia, Canada) retain the "re" ending for many words such as centre, fibre, spectre, theatre, calibre, sombre, lustre, and litre. See: Middle English 'entren', Old French 'entrer', Latin 'intrō'.

Verbs referencing "enter"

Ladino entrar, Spanish entrar, Naija enta.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] not at that time seen the ideal presentment of this chamber which has since gratified me so much, but I observed that one of our friends who had made the arrangements for our voyage, turned pale on entering, retreated on the friend behind him, smote his forehead involuntarily, and said below his breath, ‘Impossible ! it cannot be!’ or words to that effect. He recovered himself however by a great [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Here the door opened, and a small quadroon boy, between four and five years of age, entered the room. There was something in his appearance remarkably beautiful and engaging. His black hair, fine as floss silk, hung in glossy curls about his round, dimpled face, while a pair of large dark [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I had previously been into another chamber, where a number of blind boys were swinging, and climbing, and engaged in various sports. They all clamoured, as we entered, to the assistant-master, who accompanied us, ‘Look at me, Mr. Hart! Please, Mr. Hart, look at me ! ’ evincing, I thought, even in this, an anxiety peculiar to their condition, that their little [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘His thirst for knowledge, ’ says Dr. Howe, ‘proclaimed itself as soon as he entered the house, by his eager examination of everything he could feel or smell in his new location. For instance, treading upon the register of a furnace, he instantly stooped down, and began to feel it, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ I say now, Shelby, this yer ’ s a most extro’rnary business ! ” said Haley, as he abruptly entered the parlor. “ It seems that gal ’ s off, with her young un. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] The jury are quite at home, and make themselves as comfortable as circumstances will permit. The witness is so little elevated above, or put aloof from, the crowd in the court, that a stranger entering during a pause in the proceedings would find it difficult to pick him out from the rest. And if it chanced to be a criminal trial, his eyes, in nine cases out of ten, would wander to the dock in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] no uniform. He walks up and down the car, and in and out of it, as his fancy dictates; leans against the door with his hands in his pockets and stares at you, if you chance to be a stranger; or enters into conversation with the passengers about him. A great many newspapers are pulled out, and a few of them are read. Everybody talks to you, or to anybody else who hits his fancy. If you are an [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Oh! That 's all ! ’ said I. ‘Yes. That’s all. The Doctor’s a smart man. He quite enters into it. It’s a joke of mine. I like it for a time. You need n't mention it, but I think I shall go out next Tuesday ! ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The fastenings jar and rattle, and one of the doors turns slowly on its hinges. Let us look in. A small bare cell, into which the light enters through a high chink in the wall. There is a rude means of washing, a table, and a bedstead. Upon the latter, sits a man of sixty; reading. He looks up for a moment; gives an impatient dogged [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Between the body of the prison and the outer wall, there is a spacious garden. Entering it, by a wicket in the massive gate, we pursued the path before us to its other termination, and passed into a large chamber, from which seven long passages radiate. On either side of each, is a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)