enter Copy link Outline A. Intrans.1. introeo, ĭi, ĭtum, 4, irr. (to get within a place; while intro is rather to cross a threshold, or other barrier; ingredior, to go forward on the way in)2. intro, 13. ĭneo, ĭi, ĭtum, 4, irr. (very often fig.4. pervĕnio, 4B. Trans.I. To make entrance into1. intro, 1 (with direct acc., or in and acc.)2. ingrĕdior, gressus, 3 (for syn., v. I., 1)3. introeo, 4, irr. (both with in and acc., or acc. alone)4. ĭneo, 4, irr.5. invĕhor, vectus, 3 (to e. on horseback, in a vehicle)II. Of time; to commenceIII. To join, unite oneself toIV. To make an entry of1. rĕfĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3, irr.2. fĕro, 3, irr.3. indūco, xi, ctum, 3 (to bring into an account)V. To commence legal proceedings • enter: A. Intrans.: i. e. to make an entrance: 1. introeo, ĭi, ĭtum, 4, irr. (to get within a place; while intro is rather to cross a threshold, or other barrier; ingredior, to go forward on the way in): to e. by the triumphal gate, porta triumphali introire, Cic. in Pis. 23, 55: to e. into the city, int. in urbem, Cic. (But introire is often used with a direct acc.). 2. intro, 1: to e. by every crevice, rimas per omnes intrare, Mart.: to e. by the door, int. per ostium, Vulg. Johann. x. 1. (But intro is much oftener used trans., and esp. of forcible entrance: v. entrance, I, 3.) 3. ĭneo, ĭi, ĭtum, 4, irr. (very often fig.: v. TO ENTER UPON): v. TO GO INTO. 4. pervĕnio, 4: v. to reach. B. Trans.: I. To make entrance into: 1. intro, 1 (with direct acc., or in and acc.): to e. a kingdom, regnum int. Cic.: before the soul e.'d the body, antequam animus corpus intrasset, Cic.: to e. the Capitol, int. in Capitolium, Cic. 2. ingrĕdior, gressus, 3 (for syn., v. I., 1): did you dare attempt to e. that house? did you dare to cross that threshold? tu ingredi illam domum ausus es? tu illud limen intrare? Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 68. See also TO ENTER UPON. 3. introeo, 4, irr. (both with in and acc., or acc. alone): you write me word that Pomptinius has e.'d the capital, scribis Pomptinium in urbem introisse, Cic. Att. 7, 7: to e. a person's house, in domum alicujus int., Cic.: to e. one's own house, suam domum int., Cic. Phil. 2, 28, init. 4. ĭneo, 4, irr.: v. to enter on. 5. invĕhor, vectus, 3 (to e. on horseback, in a vehicle): the dictator e.s the city in triumph, dictator triumphans urbem inv., Liv. 2, 31: to e. the Capitol in a chariot, Capitolium (al. in Capitolium) curru inv., Cic. Rep. 6, 11. See also to penetrate. II. Of time; to commence: ingrĕdior, 3: v. to enter on. III. To join, unite oneself to: Phr.: to e. the army, (militandi causa) nomen edere, profiteri; sacramento dicere (v. to enlist): to e. a university, *academiae civibus ascribi; inter juvenes academicos referri: v. student. IV. To make an entry of: 1. rĕfĕro, tŭli, lātum, 3, irr.: to e. in a memorandum book, aliquid memoriae causâ r. in libellum, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 19: to e. in the list of proscribed, in proscriptos r., Cic. R. Am. 10, 27. Esp. of business accounts: to e. a claim in an account book, ref. nomen in tabulas, in codicem (accepti et expensi)., Cic. R. Com. 1, 4. 2. fĕro, 3, irr.: to e. to any one's debit account, alicui expensum f., Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 39. 100 (where the correl. phrase is, acceptum referre, to enter to one's credit; lit. as received). 3. indūco, xi, ctum, 3 (to bring into an account): to e. in an account book, in rationem ind., Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, 106: to e. as paid, in rationibus datum ind., Cic. Fam. 3, 10, med. V. To commence legal proceedings: Phr.: to e. an action against any one, lege agere cum aliquo, litem or actionem alicui intendere, v. action, lawsuit.