Incoming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of entering

arriving at a place or position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪŋkʌmˌɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪŋkʌmˌɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪŋkʌmˌɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪŋkʌmˌɪŋ/.

Examples

she made a grand entrance
incoming class
incoming mail

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

entering ingress entrance entry

Antonyms

outgoing

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of entering “she made a grand entrance”
adjective	arriving at a place or position “incoming class”
adjective	entering upon a position of office vacated by another “the incoming president”

Word Forms

enter

verb

to come or go into

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eingehend

der Akt des Eintretens

🇫🇷French

entrant

l'acte d'entrer

🇪🇸Spanish

entrante

el acto de entrar

🇮🇹Italian

in arrivo

l'atto di entrare

🇳🇱Dutch

inkomend

de handeling van het binnenkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

entrada

o ato de entrar

🇷🇺Russian

входящий

акт входа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आने वाली

प्रवेश करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ইনকামিং

প্রবেশের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்வரும்

நுழையும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇన్కమింగ్

ప్రవేశించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

येणारे

प्रवेश करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇનકમિંગ

દાખલ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಬರುವ

ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻകമിംഗ്

പ്രവേശിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਦਾਖਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

آنے والا

داخل ہونے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

传入

进入的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

入ってくる

入るという行為

🇰🇷Korean

들어오는

들어가는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đến

hành động đi vào

🇹🇭Thai

เข้ามา

การกระทำของการเข้ามา

🇮🇩Indonesian

masuk

tindakan masuk

🇵🇭Filipino

papasok

ang pagkilos ng pagpasok

🇲🇾Malay

masuk

perbuatan masuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واردة

فعل الدخول

🇮🇷Persian

ورودی

عمل ورود

🇹🇷Turkish

gelen

girme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִכנָס

פעולת הכניסה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'incoming'?

The primary meaning of 'incoming' is 'the act of entering'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'incoming' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'incoming' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'incoming' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'incoming' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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