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entrance

entrance

150 2.1
An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
  • noun
  • /ˈɛntrəns/
translation icon : ingreso
  • Each school district should develop specific criteria for entrance into and exit from APE programs.
  • entrance exam
  • entrance examination
  • entrance requirements

And that change is the entrance of the people into politics.

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Examples

  • Further, efforts to meet college entrance requirements begin to level off during the junior year.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Each year, some students write the university entrance exams at the end of grade nine.

    Academic text (1992)
  • And that change is the entrance of the people into politics.

  • We must not allow him to gain entrance to this base.

  • As you may have heard, the United States has just announced its entrance into the war.

  • Few colleges and universities require credits in the arts for entrance into higher education programs.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And we see some footage of the bride and groom making their official entrance to the reception.

  • So that was my first entrance into the field of computational biology.

  • Students can even study for the SAT, PSAT, and ACT college entrance exams through their mobile phones.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The entrance to the museum is located at the main street, making it easy to find.

Synonyms

arrival
vsentrance
324 1.0

Coming to a place, often at the end of a journey

is the act of joining activities or going in not only journey ends
admission
vsentrance
149 3.4

Permission to enter a place or organization, often after a decision

is the act of going in or joining rather than being allowed
entry
vsentrance
125 1.3

An act of going into a place or starting to appear

is the general act of going in or joining situations rather than only starting
admittance
vsentrance
14 5.3

Permission to enter a place or join a group

focuses on the act itself not on permission or allowing others
entree
vsentrance
  • Archaic
4 6.7

A dramatic entrance onto a stage or into a room

is the general act with no special drama or formality
ingress
vsentrance
  • Formal
3 7.9

An act of entering a place, a way to enter, or the right to enter

means the general act of joining situations not the formal right to go in
entering
vsentrance
2 1.3

The act of going into a place

focuses more on involvement in activities not only the physical process

Antonyms

129 1.0

The act of leaving a place or situation

departure
  • Formal
26 8.8

A polite way to say that someone has died

Compounds

The main door at the front of a building where people enter

10 1.8

A door at the back of a building that people use to enter

10 3.4

A test that students take to get into a school or university

service entrance
  • Specialized
10 3.4

An entrance at the back of a building used by staff, for deliveries, or to take out rubbish

8 1.6

An amount of money you pay to enter a place or event

An outside door at the side of a building used instead of the main door

A large room just inside the main door where people enter and wait

1 6.7

A separate door at the back or side used by staff and for deliveries

An exam that decides if a person can enter a school or course

Money you pay to get into an event or place

How Dramatic

entree
  • Archaic
4 6.7
entrance
150 2.1
arrival
324 1.0

Surface Forms

entrance singular
entrances plural

Morphology

entrance = enter (transparent) = enter + ance

This is a standard noun-forming suffix added to the verb 'enter' to mean the act of entering.

Etymology

Entrance comes from the simple verb enter, which means 'to go in'. So the word originally named the act of going into a place or joining an activity, and that is why we use it for someone's arrival or how they come into a room.