Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The action of entering; an instance of entering. · Alternative spelling of Enter (“the computer key”). · Alternative spelling of Enter (“a stroke of the computer key”).
To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space. · To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted. · To go or come into (a state or profession). · To type (something) into a computer; to input.
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.
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This page abbreviates 12 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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