entren

See also: entrén

Asturian

Verb

entren

1. third-person plural present indicative of entrar
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of entrar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈen.tɾən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈen.tɾen]

Verb

entren

1. third-person plural present indicative of entrar

Galician

Verb

entren

1. inflection of entrar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enter, entir, entre, en-tre, entryn

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman entrer, from Latin intrāre; compare entre (“entry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛntrən/

Verb

entren (third-person singular simple present entreth, present participle entrende, entrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle entred)

1. To enter (to move into an enclosed or demarcated space):
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎, published c. 1410, Luke 9:34, folio 32, verso; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     but while he ſpak þeſe þĩgis .· a cloude was maad / ⁊ ouerſchadewide hẽ / and þeı dꝛedden .· whãne þeı entriden ın to þe cloude

     But while he said these things, a cloud formed and overshadowed them, and they became afraid as they walked into the cloud.

   1. To suffuse into a substance.
   2. (property law) To claim or obtain ownership (often by entry)
2. To enter into an endeavour or life situation:
   1. To assume a position or membership.
   2. To engage or put in battle.
   3. (rare) To have sexual intercourse with.
3. To commence or begin (a period of time)
4. To enter (record in a list)
5. (rare) To nominate or select.

Conjugation

Conjugation of entren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) entren, entre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	entre	entred
2nd-person singular	entrest	entredest
3rd-person singular	entreth	entred
subjunctive singular	entre
imperative singular		—
plural1	entren, entre	entreden, entrede
imperative plural	entreth, entre	—
participles	entrynge, entrende	entred, yentred

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: enter (obsolete entre)
• Middle Scots: enter, entir, entre
  • Scots: enter

References

• “entren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Verb

entren

1. inflection of entrar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative