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Webster 1913 Edition

Entrance

En′trance

,
Noun.
[OF.
entrance
, fr. OF. & F.
entrant
, p. pr. of
entrer
to enter. See
Enter
.]
1.
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
.
2.
Liberty, power, or permission to enter;
as, to give
entrance
to friends
.
Shak.
3.
The passage, door, or gate, for entering.
Show us, we pray thee, the
entrance
into the city.
Judg. i. 24.
4.
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation;
as, a difficult
entrance
into business
.
“Beware of entrance to a quarrel.”
Shak.
St. Augustine, in the
entrance
of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.
Hakewill.
5.
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
.
6.
(Naut.)
(a)
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
Ham. Nav. Encyc.
(b)
The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
Totten.

En-trance′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Entranced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Entrancing
.]
[Pref.
en-
+
trance
.]
1.
To put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.
Him, still
entranced
and in a litter laid,
They bore from field and to the bed conveyed.
Dryden.
2.
To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.
And I so ravished with her heavenly note,
I stood
entranced
, and had no room for thought.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Entrance

EN'TRANCE

,
Noun.
[L. intrans, intro.]
1.
The act of entering into a place; as the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment.
2.
The power of entering. Let the porter give no entrance to strangers.
Where diligence opens the door of the understanding, and impartiality keeps it, truth is sure to find an entrance and a welcome too.
3.
The door, gate, passage or avenue, by which a place may be entered.
They said, show us the entrance into the city. Judges 1.
4.
Commencement; initiation; beginning. A youth at his entrance on a difficult science, is apt to be discouraged.
5.
The act of taking possession, as of land; as the entrance of an heir or a disseizor into lands and tenements.
6.
The act of taking possession, as of an office. Magistrates at their entrance into office, usually take an oath.
7.
The act of entering a ship or goods at the custom-house.
8.
The beginning of any thing.
St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.

Definition 2024

entrance

entrance

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) enPR: ĕn'trəns, IPA(key): /ˈɛn.trəns/

Noun

entrance ‎(countable and uncountable, plural entrances)

  1. (countable) The action of entering, or going in.
    Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
  2. The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
    the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
  3. (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess:
      ‘It was called the wickedest street in London and the entrance was just here. I imagine the mouth of the road lay between this lamp standard and the second from the next down there.’
    Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
  4. (uncountable) The right to go in.
    You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
    to give entrance to friends
  5. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
    a difficult entrance into business
    • Shakespeare
      Beware of entrance to a quarrel.
    • Halliwell
      St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.
  6. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
    His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
  7. (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ham. Nav. Encyc to this entry?)
  8. (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Totten to this entry?)
  9. (music) When a musician starts playing or singing, entry.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations

Etymology 2

From en- + trance ‎(“daze”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛnˈtɹæns/
  • Rhymes: -æns

Verb

entrance ‎(third-person singular simple present entrances, present participle entrancing, simple past and past participle entranced)

  1. (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
    The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
  2. (transitive) To put into a trance.
Translations

Middle French

Etymology

First attested in late Old French, from entrer +‎ -ance.

Noun

entrance f (plural entrances)

  1. entrance (place where entry is possible)
  2. permission to enter

References

Portuguese

Verb

entrance

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of entrançar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of entrançar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of entrançar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of entrançar

Etymology

From Middle French entrance ‎(“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang ‎(“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang ‎(“ingress, entry, entrance”).

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