noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:ĕn'trəns
UK, US:/ˈɛn.tɹəns/
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɛnˈtɹɑːns/
UK, US:/ɛnˈtɹæns/
rhymes with -æns
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CMU ARPABET:EH1 N T R AH0 N S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The action of entering, or going in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
make a grand entrance
Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ingress, entry
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: entryway
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The right to go in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
to give entrance to friends
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
a difficult entrance into business
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
The beginning of a musician's playing or singing; entry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To delight and fill with wonder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To put into a trance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”).
From en- + trance (“daze”).
Across languages
Translations
240 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Southern Altai:
кирӱ
(kirü)
— action of entering, or going in
Southern Altai:
кириш
(kiriš)
— action of entering, or going in
Arabic:
دُخُول
(duḵūl)
— action of entering, or going in
Armenian:
մուտք
(mutkʻ)
— action of entering, or going in
Bulgarian:
вли́зане
(vlízane)
— action of entering, or going in
Catalan:
entrada
— action of entering, or going in
Esperanto:
eniro
— action of entering, or going in
Finnish:
saapuminen
— action of entering, or going in
Finnish:
sisääntulo
— action of entering, or going in
French:
entrée
— action of entering, or going in
Galician:
entrada
— action of entering, or going in
Greek:
εμφάνιση
(emfánisi)
— action of entering, or going in
Greek:
είσοδος
(eísodos)
— action of entering, or going in
Ancient Greek:
εἴσοδος
(eísodos)
— action of entering, or going in
Hindi:
प्रवेश
(praveś)
— action of entering, or going in
Italian:
entrata
— action of entering, or going in
Kazakh:
кіру
(kıru)
— action of entering, or going in
Central Kurdish:
چونەژورەوە
(çunejurewe)
— action of entering, or going in
Kyrgyz:
кирүү
(kirüü)
— action of entering, or going in
Kyrgyz:
кириш
(kiriş)
— action of entering, or going in
Latin:
ostium
— action of entering, or going in
Latin:
ingressus
— action of entering, or going in
Latin:
ingressio
— action of entering, or going in
Latin:
introitus
— action of entering, or going in
Latin:
aditus
— action of entering, or going in
Latin:
vestibulum
— action of entering, or going in
Latvian:
ieiešana
— action of entering, or going in
Lithuanian:
įėjimas
— action of entering, or going in
Macedonian:
влегу́вање
(vlegúvanje)
— action of entering, or going in
Middle English:
entre
— action of entering, or going in
Norwegian Bokmål:
entré
— action of entering, or going in
Norwegian Bokmål:
ankomst
— action of entering, or going in
Iranian Persian:
وُرود
(vorud)
— action of entering, or going in
Portuguese:
entrada
— action of entering, or going in
Romanian:
intrare
— action of entering, or going in
Russian:
вхожде́ние
(vxoždénije)
— action of entering, or going in
Russian:
въезд
(vʺjezd)
— action of entering, or going in
Sanskrit:
प्रवेश
(praveśa)
— action of entering, or going in
Slovene:
vstop
— action of entering, or going in
Spanish:
entrada
— action of entering, or going in
Swedish:
inträde
— action of entering, or going in
Tamil:
நுழைதல்
(nuḻaital)
— action of entering, or going in
Turkish:
giriş
— action of entering, or going in
Walloon:
intrêye
— action of entering, or going in
Welsh:
mynediad
— action of entering, or going in
Welsh:
mynedfa
— action of entering, or going in
Finnish:
haltuunotto
— act of taking possession, as of property, or of office
Middle English:
entre
— act of taking possession, as of property, or of office
Russian:
вступле́ние
(vstuplénije)
— act of taking possession, as of property, or of office
Albanian:
hyrje
— place of entering
Arabic:
مَدْخَل
(madḵal)
— place of entering
Arabic:
دخول
(duḵūl)
— place of entering
Armenian:
մուտք
(mutkʻ)
— place of entering
Azerbaijani:
giriş
— place of entering
Basque:
sarrera
— place of entering
Belarusian:
увахо́д
(uvaxód)
— place of entering
Belarusian:
уе́зд
(ujézd)
— place of entering
Belarusian:
пад'е́зд
(padʺjézd)
— place of entering
Bengali:
প্রবেশ
(probeś)
— place of entering
Bulgarian:
вход
(vhod)
— place of entering
Burmese:
အဝင်
(a.wang)
— place of entering
Catalan:
entrada
— place of entering
Chichewa:
khomo
— place of entering
Chinese Cantonese:
入口
(jap6 hau2)
— place of entering
Chinese Mandarin:
入口
(rùkǒu)
— place of entering
Chinese Mandarin:
門口 /门口
(ménkǒu)
— place of entering
Chinese Mandarin:
進口 /进口
(jìnkǒu)
— place of entering
Choctaw:
achukkowa
— place of entering
Czech:
vchod
— place of entering
Danish:
indgang
— place of entering
Dutch:
ingang
— place of entering
Esperanto:
enirejo
— place of entering
Estonian:
sissepääs
— place of entering
Finnish:
sisäänkäynti
— place of entering
French:
entrée
— place of entering
Friulian:
jentrade
— place of entering
Galician:
entrada
— place of entering
Georgian:
შესასვლელი
(šesasvleli)
— place of entering
German:
Eingang
— place of entering
German:
Einfahrt
— place of entering
Gothic:
𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃
(innatgahts)
— place of entering
Greek:
είσοδος
(eísodos)
— place of entering
Ancient Greek:
εἴσοδος
(eísodos)
— place of entering
Greenlandic:
isertarfik
— place of entering
Hebrew:
כְּנִיסָה
(k'nisá)
— place of entering
Hindi:
प्रवेश
(praveś)
— place of entering
Hindi:
दाख़िला
(dāxilā)
— place of entering
Hungarian:
bejárat
— place of entering
Icelandic:
inngangur
— place of entering
Indonesian:
jalan masuk
— place of entering
Italian:
entrata
— place of entering
Italian:
ingresso
— place of entering
Japanese:
入口
(iriguchi)
— place of entering
Kazakh:
есік
(esık)
— place of entering
Khmer:
ទ្វារចូល
(tviə coul)
— place of entering
Khmer:
ច្រកចូល
(crɑɑk coul)
— place of entering
Korean:
입구
(ipgu)
— place of entering
Central Kurdish:
قاپی
(qapî)
— place of entering
Kyrgyz:
эшик
(eşik)
— place of entering
Kyrgyz:
кириш
(kiriş)
— place of entering
Kyrgyz:
кирме
(kirme)
— place of entering
Ladin:
ntreda
— place of entering
Lao:
ທາງເຂົ້າ
(thāng khao)
— place of entering
Latin:
ostium
— place of entering
Latin:
aditus
— place of entering
Latin:
introitus
— place of entering
Latin:
vestibulum
— place of entering
Latvian:
ieeja
— place of entering
Lithuanian:
įėjimas
— place of entering
Luxembourgish:
Agank
— place of entering
Macedonian:
влез
(vlez)
— place of entering
Malagasy:
fidirana
— place of entering
Māori:
kūaha
— place of entering
Eastern Mari:
аҥ
(aŋ)
— place of entering
Middle English:
entre
— place of entering
Mongolian:
орц
(orc)
— place of entering
Mongolian:
орох хаалга
(orox xaalga)
— place of entering
Neapolitan:
entràta
— place of entering
Norwegian Bokmål:
inngang
— place of entering
Norwegian Bokmål:
entré
— place of entering
Occitan:
intrada
— place of entering
Old Church Slavonic:
въходъ
(vŭxodŭ)
— place of entering
Pannonian Rusyn:
уход
(uxod)
— place of entering
Pashto:
مدخل
(madxál)
— place of entering
Iranian Persian:
وُرود
(vorud)
— place of entering
Iranian Persian:
وُرودی
(vorudi)
— place of entering
Iranian Persian:
مَدْخَل
(madxal)
— place of entering
Polish:
wejście
— place of entering
Portuguese:
entrada
— place of entering
Romanian:
intrare
— place of entering
Russian:
вход
(vxod)
— place of entering
Russian:
въезд
(vʺjezd)
— place of entering
Russian:
подъе́зд
(podʺjézd)
— place of entering
Russian:
пара́дная
(parádnaja)
— place of entering
Sanskrit:
प्रवेश
(praveśa)
— place of entering
Serbo-Croatian:
у̀лаз
— place of entering
Serbo-Croatian:
ùlaz
— place of entering
Slovak:
vchod
— place of entering
Slovene:
vhod
— place of entering
Spanish:
entrada
— place of entering
Spanish:
entradero
— place of entering
Swedish:
ingång
— place of entering
Swedish:
entré
— place of entering
Tagalog:
pasukan
— place of entering
Tagalog:
entrada
— place of entering
Tajik:
даромад
(daromad)
— place of entering
Tajik:
вуруд
(vurud)
— place of entering
Tajik:
мадхал
(madxal)
— place of entering
Tamil:
நுழைவாயில்
(nuḻaivāyil)
— place of entering
Thai:
ทางเข้า
(taang-kâo)
— place of entering
Turkish:
giriş
— place of entering
Turkish:
girme
— place of entering
Turkmen:
girelge
— place of entering
Ukrainian:
вхід
(vxid)
— place of entering
Ukrainian:
в'їзд
(vʺjizd)
— place of entering
Urdu:
داخِلَہ
(dāxila)
— place of entering
Urdu:
مَدْخَل
(madxal)
— place of entering
Uyghur:
ئىشىك
(ishik)
— place of entering
Uyghur:
كىرىش ئېغىزى
(kirish ëghizi)
— place of entering
Uzbek:
eshik
— place of entering
Uzbek:
kirish
— place of entering
Venetan:
entrada
— place of entering
Venetan:
intrada
— place of entering
Vietnamese:
lối vào
— place of entering
Volapük:
nügolöp
— place of entering
Walloon:
intrêye
— place of entering
Welsh:
mynedfa
— place of entering
Yiddish:
אַרײַנגאַנג
(arayngang)
— place of entering
Armenian:
մուտք
(mutkʻ)
— right to go in
Bulgarian:
до́стъп
(dóstǎp)
— right to go in
Finnish:
sisäänpääsy
— right to go in
French:
entrée
— right to go in
German:
Zutritt
— right to go in
Greek:
είσοδος
(eísodos)
— right to go in
Italian:
accesso
— right to go in
Latin:
aditus
— right to go in
Lithuanian:
įstojimas
— right to go in
Macedonian:
влез
(vlez)
— right to go in
Middle English:
entre
— right to go in
Norwegian Bokmål:
adgang
— right to go in
Norwegian Bokmål:
tilgang
— right to go in
Norwegian Bokmål:
entré
— right to go in
Norwegian Nynorsk:
åtgang
— right to go in
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tilgjenge
— right to go in
Portuguese:
acesso
— right to go in
Russian:
до́ступ
(dóstup)
— right to go in
Slovene:
vstop
— right to go in
Walloon:
intrêye
— right to go in
Finnish:
aloitus
— entering upon; the beginning
Russian:
вступле́ние
(vstuplénije)
— entering upon; the beginning
Finnish:
saapumisilmoitus
— causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse
Finnish:
aloitus
— music: when a musician starts performing
Italian:
introduzione
— music: when a musician starts performing
Russian:
вступле́ние
(vstuplénije)
— music: when a musician starts performing
Spanish:
entrada
— music: when a musician starts performing
Bulgarian:
очаровам
(očarovam)
— to delight
Catalan:
encisar
— to delight
Catalan:
fascinar
— to delight
Dutch:
verwonderen
— to delight
Esperanto:
fascini
— to delight
Finnish:
ilahduttaa
— to delight
German:
entzücken
— to delight
German:
berücken
— to delight
Greek:
μαγεύω
(magévo)
— to delight
Hungarian:
elbűvöl
— to delight
Hungarian:
magával ragad
— to delight
Hungarian:
megigéz
— to delight
Hungarian:
lenyűgöz
— to delight
Hungarian:
rabul ejt
— to delight
Hungarian:
elragadtat
— to delight
Indonesian:
mempesona
— to delight
Italian:
incantare
— to delight
Latin:
fascinare
— to delight
Norwegian:
fortrylle
— to delight
Norwegian:
fascinere
— to delight
Portuguese:
encantar
— to delight
Portuguese:
fascinar
— to delight
Slovene:
začarati
— to delight
Spanish:
embelesar
— to delight
Spanish:
extasiar
— to delight
Spanish:
embeleñar
— to delight
Catalan:
encantar
— to put into a trance
Catalan:
embadalir
— to put into a trance
Catalan:
extasiar
— to put into a trance
Chinese Mandarin:
使...出神
(shi chu shen)
— to put into a trance
Dutch:
in trance brengen
— to put into a trance
Esperanto:
hipnotigi
— to put into a trance
Finnish:
vaivuttaa transsiin
— to put into a trance
French:
ravir
— to put into a trance
German:
in Trance versetzen
— to put into a trance
Greek:
σαγηνεύω
(saginévo)
— to put into a trance
Greek:
υπνωτίζω
(ypnotízo)
— to put into a trance
Hungarian:
transzba/révületbe/eksztázisba ejt
— to put into a trance
Italian:
mandare in trance
— to put into a trance
Japanese:
魅了する
(miryō-suru)
— to put into a trance
Norwegian:
sette i transe
— to put into a trance
Portuguese:
extasiar
— to put into a trance
Spanish:
hechizar
— to put into a trance
Spanish:
poner en un trance
— to put into a trance