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entrance¹
- /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).
noun entrances · entraunce
- The action of entering, or going in. make a grand entrance
- The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office. the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
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The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’
Similar: entryway
- The right to go in. You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
- The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation. a difficult entrance into business
- The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering. His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
- The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line. A coarse-lined ship, fig. 4, has an angle of entrance of about 40 deg., measured at the load-water line; while a fine-lined ship has only about half that angle.
- The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line. She [the Albemarle] has a bold entrance, and clean run.
- The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
- Ellipsis of entrance fee I want to go to this place but the entrance is too expensive.
entrance²
- /ɛnˈtɹɑːns/ UK
- /ɛnˈtɹæns/ UK, US
Rhymes with -æns, -ɑːns
Where it comes from
From en- + trance (“daze”).
verb entrances · entrancing · entranced · entraunce
- To delight and fill with wonder. The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
- To put into a trance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: entering, entry, ingress, incoming, capture, catch, beguile, fascinate, captivate, spellbind, charm, enchant, becharm, bewitch, enamor, entranceway
Translations
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noun action of entering, or going in
| Español | entrada |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रवेश praveś |
| Português | entrada |
| Français | entrée |
| Italiano | entrata |
| Ελληνικά | εμφάνιση emfánisi, είσοδος eísodos |
| Română | intrare |
| Русский | вхожде́ние vxoždénije, въезд vʺjezd |
| العربية | دُخُول duḵūl |
noun act of taking possession, as of property, or of office
| Русский | вступле́ние vstuplénije |
|---|
noun place of entering
| Español | entrada, entradero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입구 ipgu |
| 日本語 | 入口 iriguchi |
| 中文 | 入口 rùkǒu, 門口 /门口 ménkǒu, 進口 /进口 jìnkǒu |
| हिन्दी | प्रवेश praveś, दाख़िला dāxilā |
| Português | entrada |
| Français | entrée |
| Deutsch | Eingang, Einfahrt |
| Italiano | entrata, ingresso |
| Ελληνικά | είσοδος eísodos |
| Română | intrare |
| Русский | вход vxod, въезд vʺjezd, подъе́зд podʺjézd, пара́дная parádnaja |
| Tiếng Việt | lối vào |
| العربية | مَدْخَل madḵal |
| עברית | כְּנִיסָה k'nisá |
noun right to go in
| Português | acesso |
|---|---|
| Français | entrée |
| Deutsch | Zutritt |
| Italiano | accesso |
| Ελληνικά | είσοδος eísodos |
| Русский | до́ступ dóstup |
noun entering upon; the beginning
| Русский | вступле́ние vstuplénije |
|---|
noun music: when a musician starts performing
| Español | entrada |
|---|---|
| Italiano | introduzione |
| Русский | вступле́ние vstuplénije |
verb to delight
| Español | embelesar, extasiar, embeleñar |
|---|---|
| Português | encantar, fascinar |
| Deutsch | entzücken, berücken |
| Italiano | incantare |
| Ελληνικά | μαγεύω magévo |
verb to put into a trance
| Español | hechizar, poner en un trance, entrancear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 魅了する miryō-suru |
| 中文 | 使…出神 shi chu shen |
| Português | extasiar |
| Français | ravir |
| Deutsch | in Trance versetzen |
| Italiano | mandare in trance |
| Ελληνικά | σαγηνεύω saginévo, υπνωτίζω ypnotízo |
Talk about this word "entrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/entrance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. entrance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/entrance "entrance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/entrance.Cite this
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title = {entrance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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