entrance
pronunciation
How to pronounce entrance in British English:
UK [ˈentrəns , ɪnˈtrɑːns]
How to pronounce entrance in American English:
US [ˈentrəns , ɪnˈtræns]
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- Noun:
- something that provides access (entry or exit)
- a movement into or inward
- the act of entering
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- Verb:
- attract; cause to be enamored
- put into a trance
Word Origin
- entrance
- entrance: see enter
- entrance (n.)
- 1520s, "act of entering," from Middle French entrance, from entrer (see enter). Sense of "door, gate" first recorded in English 1530s. Meaning "a coming of an actor upon the stage" is from c. 1600.
- entrance (v.)
- "to throw into a trance," 1590s, from en- (1) "put in" + trance (n.). Meaning "to delight" also is 1590s. Related: Entranced; entrancing; entrancement.
Example
- 1. The starting point was the main entrance door .
- 2. Universities ask students to analyse newspaper articles as part of their entrance exams .
- 3. The blast left a crater just outside the main entrance .
- 4. And not just at the entrance , but as deputy administrators .
- 5. Despite the entrance , the branch has potential .