Entrance Meaning
/ˈɛn.tɹəns/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe action of entering, or going in.
nounThe act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
Sentence Examples
To her joy, she passed the entrance examination.
We are, in large measure, responsible for students' success in the entrance exam.
The security guard stood at the main entrance of the building.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The main ____ to the building is through the revolving doors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The grand ____ of the palace was decorated with magnificent marble pillars.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"‘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.’"
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Beware of entrance to a quarrel."
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
"in the entrance of the history of this great patriarch"
— 1794, Henry Hunter, Sacred Biography:
"A coarse-lined ship, fig. 4, has an angle of entrance of about 40 deg., measured at the load-water line; while a fine-lined ship has only about half that angle."
— 1899, Practical Engineer - Volumes 19-20, page 197:
"At low , say 9 knots for a 400-ft. ship, 60 deg. entrance angle (side to side) can be accepted."
— 1919, Shipbuilding and Shipping Record - Volume 13, page 667:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The main ____ to the building is through the revolving doors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The grand ____ of the palace was decorated with magnificent marble pillars.