enter on the boards en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, archaic, idiomatic, qualifier:Cambridge University, transitive) To inscribe the name of (a student) on a board or tablet in a college.
1834, author not stated, possibly Alfred, Lord Tennyson???, Preface to Remains in Verse and Prose of Arthur Henry Hallam having been entered on the boards of Trinity college
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| entered on the boards | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| entered on the boards | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enters on the boards | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| entering on the boards | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |