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Meaning of 'entrance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Entrance [ n.]
- The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.
- Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.
- The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
- The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business.
- The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, 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.
- The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
2 . Entrance [ v. t.]
- To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
- To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.

Meaning of 'entrance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . entrance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something that provides access (to get in or get out)
Example in sentence:
  • beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral;
  • they waited at the entrance to the garden
Meaning (2):
- the act of entering
Example in sentence:
  • she made a grand entrance
3 . entrance [ v]
Meaning (3):
- attract; cause to be enamored
Example in sentence:
  • She captured all the men's hearts

Nearby Words:

ent- entablature entablement entackle entad entail entailed entailing entailment ental

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