"enter into" meaning in English

See enter into in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: enters into [present, singular, third-person], entering into [participle, present], entered into [participle, past], entered into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} enter into (third-person singular simple present enters into, present participle entering into, simple past and past participle entered into)
  1. to penetrate
    Sense id: en-enter_into-en-verb-zsC5arP0
  2. (transitive, law) To become legally committed to. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law Translations (to become legally committed to): indgå (Danish), köt (english: contract, agreement) (Hungarian), inngå (Norwegian Bokmål), inngå (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-enter_into-en-verb-c1wsL0UL Topics: law Disambiguation of 'to become legally committed to': 1 97 1 1
  3. (transitive) To engage in a formal or informal process. Tags: transitive Translations (to engage in a formal or informal process): indtræde i (Danish), kezd (Hungarian), belekezd (Hungarian), bocsátkozik (Hungarian), belebocsátkozik (Hungarian), száll (english: into a debate) (Hungarian), вступать (vstupatʹ) (Russian), entrar en (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enter_into-en-verb-CN7KInnm Disambiguation of 'to engage in a formal or informal process': 1 0 96 3
  4. (transitive) To be relevant; to be a contributing factor in. Tags: transitive Translations (to be relevant; to be a contributing factor): szerepet játszik (Hungarian), belejátszik (Hungarian), közrejátszik (Hungarian), являться важным фактором (javljatʹsja važnym faktorom) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-enter_into-en-verb-yumQ~y0p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (into) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 11 80 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (into): 8 11 15 66 Disambiguation of 'to be relevant; to be a contributing factor': 1 1 1 97

Download JSON data for enter into meaning in English (4.9kB)

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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to become legally committed to",
      "word": "indgå"
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "contract, agreement",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become legally committed to",
      "word": "köt"
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      "sense": "to become legally committed to",
      "word": "inngå"
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      "sense": "to become legally committed to",
      "word": "inngå"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "indtræde i"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "kezd"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "belekezd"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "bocsátkozik"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "belebocsátkozik"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "into a debate",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "száll"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstupatʹ",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "вступать"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to engage in a formal or informal process",
      "word": "entrar en"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be relevant; to be a contributing factor",
      "word": "szerepet játszik"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be relevant; to be a contributing factor",
      "word": "belejátszik"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be relevant; to be a contributing factor",
      "word": "közrejátszik"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "javljatʹsja važnym faktorom",
      "sense": "to be relevant; to be a contributing factor",
      "word": "являться важным фактором"
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  "word": "enter into"
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