entrer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁe/

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• Homophones: entrai, entré, entrée, entrées, entrés, entrez

Verb

entrer

1. (intransitive) to enter

   Antonym: sortir

   Entrer dans la salle.

   Enter the room.

Usage notes

• This verb uses the auxiliary verb être to form compound tenses if used intransitively.

Conjugation

Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	entrer
	compound	être + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	entrant /ɑ̃.tʁɑ̃/
	compound	étant + past participle
past participle		entré /ɑ̃.tʁe/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	entre /ɑ̃tʁ/	entres /ɑ̃tʁ/	entre /ɑ̃tʁ/	entrons /ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/	entrez /ɑ̃.tʁe/	entrent /ɑ̃tʁ/
	imperfect	entrais /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/	entrais /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/	entrait /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/	entrions /ɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/	entriez /ɑ̃.tʁi.je/	entraient /ɑ̃.tʁɛ/
	past historic2	entrai /ɑ̃.tʁe/	entras /ɑ̃.tʁa/	entra /ɑ̃.tʁa/	entrâmes /ɑ̃.tʁam/	entrâtes /ɑ̃.tʁat/	entrèrent /ɑ̃.tʁɛʁ/
	future	entrerai /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/	entreras /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/	entrera /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁa/	entrerons /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/	entrerez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁe/	entreront /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	entrerais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/	entrerais /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/	entrerait /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/	entrerions /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/	entreriez /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁje/	entreraient /ɑ̃.tʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of être + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of être + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of être + past participle
	future perfect	future of être + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of être + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	entre /ɑ̃tʁ/	entres /ɑ̃tʁ/	entre /ɑ̃tʁ/	entrions /ɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/	entriez /ɑ̃.tʁi.je/	entrent /ɑ̃tʁ/
	imperfect2	entrasse /ɑ̃.tʁas/	entrasses /ɑ̃.tʁas/	entrât /ɑ̃.tʁa/	entrassions /ɑ̃.tʁa.sjɔ̃/	entrassiez /ɑ̃.tʁa.sje/	entrassent /ɑ̃.tʁas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of être + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	entre /ɑ̃tʁ/	—	entrons /ɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/	entrez /ɑ̃.tʁe/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of être + past participle	—	simple imperative of être + past participle	simple imperative of être + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

• entrée
• entrer en action
• entrer en fonction
• entrer en jeu
• entrer en lice
• entrer en ligne de compte
• entrer en religion
• entrer en scène
• entrer en vigueur

Further reading

• “entrer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• errent, renter, rentre, rentré

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre.

Verb

entrer

1. (intransitive) to enter
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 71:

     Lancelot qui fut entré en la forest chevaucha tout le iour sans boire & sans menger

     Lancelot, who entered in to the forest, rode the entire day without drinking or eating

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of entrer

infinitive	simple	entrer
	compound	estre + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	entrant
	compound	present participle or gerund of estre + past participle
past participle		entré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	entre	entres	entre	entrons	entrez	entrent
	imperfect	entrois, entroys	entrois, entroys	entroit, entroyt	entrions, entryons	entriez, entryez	entroient, entroyent
	past historic	entra	entras	entra	entrasmes	entrastes	entrerent
	future	entrerai, entreray	entreras	entrera	entrerons	entrerez	entreront
	conditional	entrerois, entreroys	entrerois, entreroys	entreroit, entreroyt	entrerions, entreryons	entreriez, entreryez	entreroient, entreroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of estre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of estre + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of estre + past participle
	future perfect	future of estre + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of estre + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	entre	entres	entre	entrons	entrez	entrent
	imperfect	entrasse	entrasses	entrast	entrassions	entrassiez	entrassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of estre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	entre	—	entrons	entrez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of estre + past participle	—	simple imperative of estre + past participle	simple imperative of estre + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: entrer
  • → Danish: entrere

Norman

Etymology

From Old French entrer (“to enter”), from Latin intrō, intrāre.

Verb

entrer (gerund entréthie)

1. (Jersey) to enter
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎, pages 531-32:

     Mars qui entre coume ùn agné sortira coume ùn touaré.

     March that enters like a lamb will leave like a bull.

Antonyms

• sorti (“to leave”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

entrer

1. present of entre

Old French

Alternative forms

• antrer
• intrer (10th century)

Etymology

From Latin intrāre.

Verb

entrer

1. (intransitive) to enter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of entrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		entrer			estre entré
gerund		en entrant			gerund of estre + past participle
present participle		entrant
past participle		entré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	entre	entres	entre	entrons	entrez	entrent
	imperfect	entroie, entreie, entroe, entreve	entroies, entreies, entroes, entreves	entroit, entreit, entrot, entreve	entriiens, entriens	entriiez, entriez	entroient, entreient, entroent, entrevent
	preterite	entrai	entras	entra	entrames	entrastes	entrerent
	future	entrerai	entreras	entrera	entrerons	entreroiz, entrereiz, entrerez	entreront
	conditional	entreroie, entrereie	entreroies, entrereies	entreroit, entrereit	entreriiens, entreriens	entreriiez, entreriez	entreroient, entrereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of estre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of estre + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of estre + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of estre + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of estre + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	entre	entres	entre	entrons	entrez	entrent
	imperfect	entrasse	entrasses	entrast	entrissons, entrissiens	entrissoiz, entrissez, entrissiez	entrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of estre + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	entre	—	entrons	entrez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: entrer
  • French: entrer
    • → Danish: entrere
• Norman: entrer
• → Middle English: entren, enter, entir, entre, en-tre, entryn
  • English: enter (obsolete entre)
  • Middle Scots: enter, entir, entre
    • Scots: enter