Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enter into

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: en-ter in-to
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

verb

To become legally committed to.

Transitive verb

verb

To engage in a formal or informal process.

Transitive verb

verb

To be relevant; to be a contributing factor in.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"One must be of legal age to enter into a contract."
"The country entered into peace talks with the militants."
"An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’."
"He did the crime and will go to jail - the fact that he did not know it was illegal does not enter into it."
"[Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage! [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

enters into (present, singular) entering into (participle, present) entered into (participle, past) entered into (past)

Questions

What does enter into mean?: to penetrate

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