ENTER
What does "ENTER" mean?
To come or go into a place, group, or activity.
Meanings
- To move into or onto a place. She entered the room without knocking.
- To become a member of, or begin participation in, something. He entered the army at nineteen.
- To record or key in information. Enter your password and press the key.
- The key on a keyboard that confirms input or starts a new line. Type the command, then hit Enter. technical
Word origin
From Old French 'entrer', from Latin 'intrare' (to go in), from 'intra' (within), itself from 'inter' (between, among).
Remember it
ENTER starts and ends the same way 'in' and 'out' do not - it begins with EN (in) and you slip through the middle.
A little poem
Door held half open -
one step changes the address
of who you will be.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the keyboard key feel important at the party? Every conversation only counted once it pressed Enter.
What it teaches
Every threshold asks the same question twice: are you entering, or just looking in?
Quick facts
What does ENTER mean?
To come or go into a place, group, or activity.
Is ENTER a valid word?
Yes — ENTER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ENTER?
ENTER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ENTER come from?
From Old French 'entrer', from Latin 'intrare' (to go in), from 'intra' (within), itself from 'inter' (between, among).
What can ENTER teach us?
Every threshold asks the same question twice: are you entering, or just looking in?
How players do
Be the first to solve it.