entrance

Definition

  • noun: the act of entering something
  • noun: power or permission to enter
  • verb: to fill (someone) with delight and wonder
  • verb: to put into a trance
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: admission, ingress, initiation

Examples

  • a large 'entrance hall' [=a hall located near an entrance to a building]

  • The thieves gained 'entrance' to/into our house by breaking a window.

  • Everyone noticed when she 'made her entrance'. [=when she entered]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Sit down, please, sweetie. Slow down! You're gonna kill us. What's that? - What's this old building? - It looks like an entrance. Honey, get back in the car. We're going to be late. Chihiro. Oh, for heaven's sake. This building's not old. It's fake. (..)
    2001 Spirited Away