Coming vs Entering - What's the difference?
coming | entering |
Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
* Byron
Deserved.
Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.
(obsolete) Ready to come; complaisant; fond.
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As verbs the difference between coming and entering
is that coming is while entering is .As nouns the difference between coming and entering
is that coming is the act of arriving; an arrival while entering is action of the verb to (enter).As an adjective coming
is approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.coming
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Etymology 1
Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) present participle ofDerived terms
* second comingAdjective
(-)- We expect great things from you this coming year.
- She will have two or three paintings in the coming exhibition.
- your coming days and years
- When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming .
- Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
- (Alexander Pope)
Derived terms
* coming on * up-and-comingAnagrams
* gnomicentering
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Verb
(head)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}