entrance

en|trance¹ W3S3 [ˈentrəns] n

[Date: 1400-1500; : Old French; Origin: entrer; ENTER]

1.)

a door, gate etc that you go through to enter a place

≠ ↑exit entrance to/of

▪ the main entrance to the school

front/back/side entrance

▪ the station entrance

entrance hall/foyer/gate etc

2.) [C usually singular]

the act of entering a place or room, especially in a way that people notice

▪ Bridget made a dramatic entrance into the room.

3.) [U]

the right or ability to go into a place

entrance to

▪ Entrance to the museum is free.

▪ Reporters even managed to gain entrance to her hotel.

▪ How much is the entrance fee (=money you pay to get in somewhere) ?

4.) [U]

permission to become a member of or become involved in a profession, university, society etc

▪ the initial interview for entrance to the Civil Service

▪ entrance examinations

5.)

when a person, country, organization etc first becomes involved in a particular area of activity

entrance into

▪ The referendum blocked Switzerland's entrance into the European Economic Area.

6.) make your/an entrance

to come onto the stage in a play

entrance ²

en|trance² [ınˈtra:ns US -ˈtræns] v [T usually passive] literary

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: trance]

if someone or something entrances you, they make you give them all your attention because they are so beautiful, interesting etc

▪ I was entranced by the sweetness of her voice.

>entranced adj [not before noun]

▪ She stopped, entranced.

>entrancing adj

▪ entrancing stories