entrance

/'entrəns/
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entrance

She waited at the entrance to the garden.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of entering a place: The moment or manner of coming or going into a location.
    • A point or means of entering: A door, gate, passage, or other opening that allows access to a place.
    • The right or permission to enter: The authorization to go into a place or join a group.

  2. Verb:

    • To fill with wonder and delight, holding the complete attention: To captivate or charm someone utterly.
    • To put into a trance: To induce a hypnotic state.
Usage
  • As a noun: Used to describe the action of entering or the physical location where one enters.
  • As a verb: Used to describe the action of captivating someone or inducing a trance-like state. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (e.g., to entrance ).
Examples

  • Noun:

    • Her entrance into the room was so quiet that no one noticed.
    • Please use the main entrance at the front of the building.
    • The ticket grants you entrance to the museum.

  • Verb:

    • The beautiful music entranced the entire audience.
    • The magician seemed to entrance his subject with a swinging watch.
Advanced Usage

  • "To make an entrance": To enter a place, especially a room or stage, in a noticeable or dramatic way.

    • The actor made a memorable entrance from the back of the theater.

  • "Gained entrance": Managed to get into a place, often implying effort or permission was required.

    • He gained entrance to the exclusive club by showing his membership card.
Variants and Related Words
  • Entrant (n): A person or thing that enters, especially a participant in a competition.
  • Entry (n): The act of entering; an item entered in a list, diary, or competition. (Note: While similar, "entry" often focuses more on the act or the recorded fact of entering, whereas "entrance" can emphasize the physical doorway or a dramatic arrival.)
  • Entrancing (adj.): Captivating, charming.
    • The view from the cliff was absolutely entrancing.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for the act/point of entry): Entry, access, doorway, gate, ingress.
  • Verb (to captivate): Enchant, mesmerize, captivate, bewitch, fascinate.
  • Verb (to put in a trance): Hypnotize, mesmerize.
Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

  • "Entrance fee": The money required for permission to enter a place.

    • The entrance fee for the park is five dollars.

  • "Stage entrance": The point where actors walk onto the stage.

    • She waited nervously in the wings for her stage entrance.
entrance

She waited at the entrance to the garden.

Noun
  1. the act of entering
    • she made a grand entrance
  2. a movement into or inward
  3. something that provides access (to get in or get out)
    • they waited at the entrance to the garden
    • beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
Verb
  1. put into a trance
  2. attract; cause to be enamored
    • She captured all the men's hearts

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