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To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel.
(verb-transitive)
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To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim's skull.
(verb-transitive)
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To introduce; insert: She entered the probe into the patient's artery.
(verb-transitive)
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To become a participant, member, or part of; join: too old to enter the army; entered the discussion at a crucial moment.
(verb-transitive)
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To gain admission to (a school, for example).
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.