enter into sth
formal— phrasal verb with enter uk/ˈen.tər/us/ˈen.t̬ɚ/verb
to start to become involved in something, especially a discussion or agreement:
They refuse to enter into any discussion on this matter.
not enter into sth
If you say that something does not enter into something else, it is not an important or necessary part of it:
The Council's opinion doesn't enter into it - it's up to us to make the decision.
More examples
- The rebel leaders stated that they are willing to enter into dialogue with the government.
- We are not willing to enter into open-ended discussions.
- It's a complex discussion and I don't want to enter into it now.
- It is not our intention to enter into an arms race.
- The union has repeatedly said it will not enter into any such agreements.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- break into sth
- export
- go ahead
- ground
- initiator
- instate
- introduce
- kick
- kick in
- kick-start
- strike
- touch sth off
- train
- trigger
- wade in
- weave
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