enter+upon

  • 21Enter — En ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entering}.] [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See {Inter }, {In}, and cf. {Interior}.] 1. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22enter on/upon — Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner. → enter enter on/upon begin (an activity or job). → enter …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23enter — 1 Enter, penetrate, pierce, probe are comparable when meaning to make way into something so as to reach or pass through the interior. Enter (see also ENTER 2) is the most comprehensive of these words and the least explicit in its implications.… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 24enter — Neither Fowler nor Gowers, nor even Burchfield in 1998, included an entry on enter, which is surprising given its range of collocation and usage. It is both transitive (i.e. takes an object) and intransitive: you can enter a place or simply enter …

    Modern English usage

  • 25enter on something — ˈenter on/upon sth derived (formal) to start to do sth or become involved in it • to enter on a new career • She entered upon a love affair which was to ruin her marriage. Main entry: ↑enter …

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  • 26Enter the Void — is an upcoming film written and directed by Gaspar Noé, expected to be released in 2009. Synopsis The universal melodrama of a young man who, after the brutal death of his parents, promises that he will protect his little sister no matter what… …

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  • 27enter — ► VERB 1) come or go into. 2) (often enter into/on/upon) begin to be involved in or do. 3) join (an institution or profession). 4) register as a competitor or participant in. 5) (enter into) undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement) 6) …

    English terms dictionary

  • 28Upon the Dull Earth — is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in November 1954 in Beyond Fantasy Fiction.PlotBy offering up the blood of a lamb, Silvia, the protagonist of Upon the Dull Earth , is able to summon creatures she identifies as… …

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  • 29Enter the Matrix — Infobox VG title = Enter the Matrix caption= developer = Shiny Entertainment publisher = Atari/Warner Brothers Interactive Konami (JPN) designer = David Perry engine = released = vgrelease|North America|NA|May 14, 2003 vgrelease|PAL… …

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  • 30enter — verb (entered; entering) Etymology: Middle English entren, from Anglo French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra within; akin to Latin inter between more at inter Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to go or come in 2. to come or gain… …

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