enter into something—
1. come into smth.; penetrate smth.:
- The bullet entered into his head at a distance that was longer than his arms, so he couldn’t have shot himself.
2. become a member of an organization; join an institution:
- When I entered into college, it was with the idea to have a career in medicine.
3. participate in smth.; be a party to a contract, etc.:
- The United States was urged by different countries to enter into negotiations on naval arms control.
4. deal with smth.; consider smth. thoroughly:
- The reader can have an overall view of problems and then decide if he wants to enter into details.
5. be an important consideration or factor in smth.:
- He would have to work hard to perfect his art—money doesn’t enter into it because almost no artists are rich.
enter something—
1. = enter into something 1:
- The exit wound from a bullet is always larger than the hole where the bullet entered the body.
2. = enter into something 2:
- On a personal level, I entered college to not only earn a degree, but to find out about myself.
3. = enter into something 3:
- The defendant’s position is that he never knowingly entered the conspiracy charged in the indictment.