Entrance Definition

ĕntrəns
entranced, entrances, entrancing
noun
entrances
The act or point of entering.
To make an entrance.
Webster's New World
A means or point by which to enter.
American Heritage
A place for entering; door, gate, etc.
Webster's New World
Permission, right, or power to enter; admission.
Webster's New World
The point, as in a musical score, at which a performer begins.
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verb
entranced, entrances, entrancing
To put into a trance.
Webster's New World
To fill with rapture or delight; enchant; charm; enrapture.
Webster's New World

To delight and fill with wonder.

The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
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Other Word Forms of Entrance

Noun

Singular:
entrance
Plural:
entrances

Origin of Entrance

  • Middle English entraunce right to enter from Old French from entrer to enter enter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French entrance (“entry”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From en- + trance (“daze”)

    From Wiktionary

Entrance Sentence Examples

  • We have a pretty close time frame of entrance and exit.

  • It was the sunlight streaming in at the entrance to the passage.

  • She drove up to the elevator entrance on the side of the draw.

  • He says to enter the main house by the first entrance you find.

  • There should be a servant or someone posted near the entrance who can guide you to the restroom.

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Words Starting With

EENENT

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ECENCE

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