Word
entering
Phoneticsen·ter·ing
US/ˈɛnɝɪŋ/
UK/ˈɛntəɹɪŋ/
Definitions
01the act of going in
n. the act of going into a building, room, or other place.
n. the action of ingress or the act of passing into a physical or metaphorical space.
“The entering of the building was restricted to staff members only.”
“The sudden entering of the witness into the courtroom caused a brief silence among the spectators.”
Usage
Often replaced by the noun 'entry' or 'entrance' in formal writing.
02going into
v. the 'ing' form of enter, used to show someone is going into a place right now.
v. the present participle of 'enter', used in progressive tenses to indicate the process of moving into a space.
“I saw him entering the library with a stack of books.”
“Upon entering the gallery, visitors are immediately struck by the scale of the central installation.”
Usage
Functions as a participle in reduced relative clauses or as part of a continuous verb phrase.
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