8 VERB If you enter something in a notebook, register, or financial account, you write it down. □ [V n with prep/adv] Each week she meticulously entered in her notebooks all sums received. □ [V n prep/adv] Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again. [Also V n]
9 VERB To enter information into a computer or database means to record it there, for example by typing it on a keyboard. □ [V n + into ] When a baby is born, they enter that baby's name into the computer. □ [V n] A lot less time is now spent entering the data.
▸ enter into
1 PHRASAL VERB If you enter into something such as an agreement, discussion, or relationship, you become involved in it. You can also say that two people enter into something. [FORMAL ] □ [V P n + with ] I have not entered into any financial agreements with them. □ [V P n] The United States and Canada may enter into an agreement that would allow easier access to jobs across the border. □ [be V -ed P ] No correspondence will be entered into.
2 PHRASAL VERB If one thing enters into another, it is a factor in it. [FORMAL ] □ [V P n] There were also other factors that entered into the orchestration. SYNONYMS enter VERB 2
join: He joined the Army five years ago.
enlist: He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
enroclass="underline" He enrolled in a degree course at London's Royal College of Art.
sign up: He signed up as a steward with P&O Lines.
en|ter|prise ◆◇◇ /e ntə r pra I z/ (enterprises )
1 N‑COUNT [oft adj N ] An enterprise is a company or business, often a small one. [BUSINESS ] □ There are plenty of small industrial enterprises.
2 N‑COUNT An enterprise is something new, difficult, or important that you do or try to do. □ Horse breeding is indeed a risky enterprise.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Enterprise is the activity of managing companies and businesses and starting new ones. [BUSINESS ] □ He is still involved in voluntary work promoting local enterprise. □ …a national program of subsidies to private enterprise.
4 N‑UNCOUNT Enterprise is the ability to think of new and effective things to do, together with an eagerness to do them. [APPROVAL ] □ …the spirit of enterprise worthy of a free and industrious people. SYNONYMS enterprise NOUN 1
company: Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company.
firm: …a firm of heating engineers.
business: The company was a family business.
concern: If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one.
operation: Thorn's electronics operation employs around 5,000 people.
e n|ter|prise zo ne (enterprise zones ) N‑COUNT An enterprise zone is an area, usually a depressed or inner-city area, where the government offers incentives in order to attract new businesses. [BUSINESS ] □ Because it is in an enterprise zone, taxes on non-food items are 3.5% instead of the usual 7%.
en|ter|pris|ing /e ntə r pra I z I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] An enterprising person is willing to try out new, unusual ways of doing or achieving something. □ Some enterprising members found ways of reducing their expenses or raising their incomes.
en|ter|tain ◆◇◇ /e ntə r te I n/ (entertains , entertaining , entertained )
1 VERB If a performer, performance, or activity entertains you, it amuses you, interests you, or gives you pleasure. □ [be V -ed] They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities. □ [V ] Children's television not only entertains but also teaches. ● en|ter|tain|ing ADJ □ To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining. □ This is a surprisingly entertaining film.
2 VERB If you entertain people, you provide food and drink for them, for example when you have invited them to your house. □ [V n] I don't like to entertain guests anymore. □ [V ] The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly. ● en|ter|tain|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ …a cosy area for entertaining and relaxing.
3 VERB If you entertain an idea or suggestion, you allow yourself to consider it as possible or as worth thinking about seriously. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] I feel how foolish I am to entertain doubts. □ [V n] I wouldn't entertain the idea of such an unsociable job.
en|ter|tain|er /e ntə r te I nə r / (entertainers ) N‑COUNT An entertainer is a person whose job is to entertain audiences, for example by telling jokes, singing, or dancing. □ Some have called him the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century.
en|ter|tain|ment ◆◇◇ /e ntə r te I nmənt/ (entertainments ) N‑VAR Entertainment consists of performances of plays and films, and activities such as reading and watching television, that give people pleasure. □ …the world of entertainment and international stardom.
en|thral / I nθrɔː l/ (enthrals , enthralling , enthralled ) in AM, use enthrall , enthralls VERB If you are enthralled by something, you enjoy it and give it your complete attention and interest. □ [be V -ed] The passengers were enthralled by the scenery. □ [V -ed] The fans sat enthralled in the darkened cinema.
en|throne / I nθroʊ n/ (enthrones , enthroning , enthroned )