entrance

SayEN-truhns/ˈɛn.tɹəns/

As a verben-TRANS

11 meanings of entrance

1
nouncountable
The door, gate, or opening you use to go into a place.
Like the mouth of a cave that lets you walk inside.
The main entrance to the museum is on the north side.
We waited by the entrance for our friends to arrive.
Similarentryway
Oppositeexit
2
nouncountable
The act of going into a place.
Like the moment you step through a door into a party.
Her entrance into the room surprised everyone.
The actor's entrance got loud applause from the audience.
Similarentry, arrival, appearance
Oppositeexit, departure
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3
noununcountable
Permission or the right to go into a place.
Like a ticket that lets you through the gate.
Your ticket gives you entrance to all the rides.
They were refused entrance because the show was full.
Similaradmission, entry, access, admittance
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4
verbtransitive
To fill someone with great delight and wonder.
Like a beautiful song that makes you forget everything around you.
Bright fireworks entrance the children at every show.
The dancer entranced the whole crowd with her grace.
Similarenchant, captivate, enthrall, charm, bewitch
Oppositebore
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5
nouncountable or uncountable
The start of something, or the act of beginning it.
Like the first step onto a new path.
His entrance into politics began a long career.
Her entrance into adulthood brought new responsibilities.
Similarentry, start (entry), beginning
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6
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of taking control of property, or of starting a job or position.
Like getting the keys to a house that is now yours.
His entrance into office began with a public ceremony.
The heir's entrance upon the estate was recorded by lawyers.
Similarentry, accession
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7
nouncountable or uncountable
The moment when a musician or singer starts to play or sing.
Like jumping into a jump-rope game at just the right moment.
The singer missed her entrance in the second verse.
A clean entrance from the brass section opened the piece.
Similarentry
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8
verbtransitive
To put someone into a trance, a sleep-like state where they seem unaware of what is around them.
Like falling into such a deep daydream that you don't hear your own name.
Skilled hypnotists can entrance willing volunteers in moments.
The hypnotist entranced his patient within seconds.
Similarhypnotize, mesmerize, bewitch
9
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of officially recording a ship or goods at a customs office.
Like signing a guest book when you arrive somewhere official.
The entrance of the cargo at customs took all morning.
Without proper entrance at the port, the goods could not be released.
Similarentry
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10
nouncountable or uncountable
The angle the front of a ship makes with the water at the waterline.
Like the pointed front of a canoe slicing the water.
A sharp entrance helps the boat cut through the waves.
The designer measured the entrance at the bow.
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11
nouncountable or uncountable
The wedge-shaped front part of a ship below the waterline.
Like the pointed front of a boat that pushes the water aside.
The ship's entrance was coated to resist barnacles.
Water flowed smoothly around the entrance of the hull.
Similarbow
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Origins

Meanings 1–3, 5–7, 9–11

From Middle French entrance, meaning 'entry'. It replaced the older English word ingang.

Meanings 4, 8

From en- plus trance, meaning 'daze'.