English Explanatory Dictionary

entrance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of entering, or going in.
  2. The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
  3. The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
  4. The right to go in.
  5. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
  6. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
  7. The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
  8. The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
  9. The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
verb
  1. To delight and fill with wonder.
  2. To put into a trance.

Pronunciation

ĕn'trəns /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entrance.wav /ɛnˈtɹɑːns/ /ɛnˈtɹæns/ en-us-entrance-verb.ogg

Word forms

entrance entrances entraunce entrancing entranced

Etymology

From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).

Synonyms

ingang ingress entry entryway

Antonyms

exit

Derived words

entrance exam entrance examination entrance hall entranceless entrance reducer entranceway entrance wound make an entrance make one's entrance reentrance side entrance tradesman's entrance disentrance entrancement entrancer
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