Entering vs Entry - What's the difference?
entering | entry |
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, title= (uncountable) The act of entering.
(uncountable) Permission to enter.
A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia; a record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.
(linear algebra) A term at any position in a matrix.
The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.
As nouns the difference between entering and entry
is that entering is action of the verb to (enter) while entry is (uncountable) the act of entering.As a verb entering
is .entering
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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.}}
Derived terms
* breaking and enteringentry
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(wikipedia entry)Alternative forms
* entery (chiefly archaic)Noun
- entry for children only if accompanied by an adult
- What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?
- The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6.