rentrant

Definition & meaning

Entrant usually means “entering” or “coming in.” It can also refer to a person or thing that is entering or newly joining.

• As an adjective: un appel entrant means “an incoming call”; un nouvel entrant sur le marché means “a new entrant in the market.”
• As a noun: les entrants can mean “those entering” or “newcomers,” depending on context.
• As a verb form: it is the present participle of entrer [?](vocabuo://word/entrer), meaning “to enter.” For example, en entrant means “while entering” or “as [someone] enters.”

Grammar & Word origin

Entrant is the present participle of entrer [?](vocabuo://word/entrer). As a participle, it does not change form. When used as an adjective, it agrees with the noun: entrante [?](vocabuo://word/entrante) (feminine singular), entrants [?](vocabuo://word/entrants) (masculine plural), and entrantes [?](vocabuo://word/entrantes) (feminine plural).

It comes from the verb entrer [?](vocabuo://word/entrer), ultimately from Latin intrare, “to enter.”

Synonyms & antonyms

• arrivant [?](vocabuo://word/arrivant) — “arriving” or “newly arrived.” It emphasizes arrival, while entrant emphasizes entering or joining.
• nouveau venu [?](vocabuo://word/nouveau%20venu) — “newcomer.” This refers to someone new to a place or group, rather than specifically someone who is entering.

The usual antonym is sortant [?](vocabuo://word/sortant), meaning “going out,” “outgoing,” or “leaving.” In contexts about people joining or leaving an organization, partant [?](vocabuo://word/partant) (“leaving”) may also contrast with entrant.

Common phrases & collocations

• appel entrant [?](vocabuo://word/appel%20entrant) — incoming call.
• flux entrant [?](vocabuo://word/flux%20entrant) — incoming flow or input.
• nouvel entrant sur le marché [?](vocabuo://word/nouvel%20entrant%20sur%20le%20march%C3%A9) — new market entrant.
• en entrant [?](vocabuo://word/en%20entrant) — while entering; as someone enters.