To begin or formally commit to an agreement, discussion, relationship, or activity.
To start something official, like a deal or an agreement, or to begin talking seriously about something.
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
To formally begin or commit to a legal or business arrangement.
"Both companies entered into a three-year contract to supply the materials."
The United States and the Soviet Union entered into a series of arms-limitation agreements.
— Henry Kissinger, White House Years, 1979
To begin to discuss or consider a topic seriously.
"I don't want to enter into a debate about whose fault it was."
To form part of or be a relevant factor in something (often used with 'it').
"Personal feelings shouldn't enter into a professional decision like this."
To go physically inside something.
To start something official, like a deal or an agreement, or to begin talking seriously about something.
Common in legal, business, and formal written contexts. Frequently collocates with abstract nouns relating to agreements or discussions. In informal speech, 'get into' or 'start' are more natural alternatives.
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