Definition of Entering

1. Noun. A movement into or inward.

Exact synonyms: Entrance
Generic synonyms: Change Of Location, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Encroachment, Intrusion, Invasion
Derivative terms: Enter, Enter

2. Noun. The act of entering. "She made a grand entrance"
Exact synonyms: Entrance, Entry, Incoming, Ingress
Generic synonyms: Arrival
Specialized synonyms: Incursion, Intrusion, Irruption, Entree, Enrollment, Enrolment, Registration, Penetration, Admission, Admittance
Derivative terms: Enter, Enter, Enter, Enter

Definition of Entering

1. Verb. (present participle of enter) ¹

2. Noun. action of the verb to (term enter#Verb enter) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Entering

1. enter [v] - See also: enter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Entering

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Literary usage of Entering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"He delayed entering into the ). and ... nf entering into the truce, sailed for F'ranee and began active hostilities. James at once sent his fleet under ..."

2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"Almost immediately the rain stopped, and the paving-stones of the street glistened under the sun when they were re-entering the town. ..."

3. The Law Relating to the Sale of Goods and Commercial Agency by Robert Campbell (1881)
"Where essential, ie, entering into the consideration for the whole obligation of the buyer. have been so intended" (per Buller, J., citing Holt, CJ, ..."

4. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"... and how it was for want of timely entering into measures and managements, as well public as private, that all the confusions that followed were brought ..."

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