entrance

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
2. (transitive) To put into a trance.

Synonyms

entry

door

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gate

doorway

admission

access

gateway

entering

ingress

portal

opening

entree

charm

enchant

passage

entryway

entranceway

admittance

way in

fascinate

bewitch

incoming

inlet

enamour

spellbind

threshold

trance

mouth

beguile

approach

catch

point of entry

way

captivate

enamor

accession

capture

front door

becharm

penetration

acceptance

porch

coming

introduction

entry point

passageway

ingression

enthral

arrival

import

Translations

entrée

Eingang

entrada

entrata

accesso

ingresso

είσοδος

acceso

entrada

intrede

toegang

entree

Zugang

ingang

Eintritt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛn.tɹəns/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: ingang

Cognate with Old English: ingang

In summary

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