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entry

noun
EN-tree/ˈɛntɹi/

Pluralentries

15 meanings of entry

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  1. 1
    written itemnouncountable
    One item written in a list, diary, record, or dictionary.

    Like one name written on a list of names.

    Look up the word 'cat' to find its entry in the dictionary.

    Each entry on the shopping list had a price next to it.

    UsageSay an entry for a word or date: the entry for cat, a diary entry.

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  2. 2
    walking innouncountable or uncountable
    The act of going into a place.

    Her entry into the room surprised everyone.

    We watched the team's entry onto the field.

    UsageSay entry into a place: his entry into the room.

    Similarentrance, arrival, appearance

    Oppositeexit, departure

  3. 3
    contestnouncountable
    Something you send to a contest to be judged, or a person or team that takes part in it.

    Her painting was the best entry in the school art contest.

    The race had more than three hundred entries this year.

    UsageYou send in an entry for a contest.

    Similarsubmission, entrant, competitor

  4. 4
    start taking partnouncountable or uncountable
    The act of joining a group or starting to take part in something, such as a job or a war.

    The country's entry into the war changed many lives.

    Her entry into the police force came right after college.

    UsageSay entry into a group or a war: entry into the war.

    Similaradmission

    Oppositeexit, withdrawal

  5. 5
    noununcountable
    The right or permission to go into a place.

    The ticket gives you entry to the museum.

    Guards refused him entry without a pass.

    UsageSay entry to a place, without a: They refused him entry.

    Similaradmission, access, entrance, admittance

  6. 6
    nouncountable
    A doorway that you use to get into a building.

    The main entry to the school faces the street.

    They waited by the entry until the doors opened.

    UsageEntrance is the more usual word: the main entrance.

    Similarentrance, doorway, entryway, door

    Oppositeexit

  7. 7
    typing in datanoununcountable
    The work of typing or writing information into a record or a computer.

    She found a part-time job doing data entry at the hospital.

    Careful entry of names and dates helps stop mistakes later.

    UsageMostly in data entry: typing information into a computer.

    Similarinput, recording

  8. 8
    front hallnouncountable
    A small room just inside the front door of a building.

    She hung her coat in the entry by the door.

    They left their muddy boots in the entry.

    Similarhall, hallway, foyer, vestibule, lobby

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Origin

It came through Middle English from Old French "entree," from the verb "entrer," which goes back to Latin "intro."

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 3 facts