"entering" meaning in English

See entering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-entering.ogg [US] Forms: enterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} entering (plural enterings)
  1. action of the verb to enter Derived forms: breaking and entering
    Sense id: en-entering-en-noun-yZYZSvo0

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-entering.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} entering
  1. present participle and gerund of enter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: enter
    Sense id: en-entering-en-verb-u~BHI8dt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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