## Meanings
1. A door, gate, or opening through which you enter a place.
2. The act of coming or going into a place.
3. The right or permission to go into a place.

## Examples
- They waited for us at the entrance to the garden.
- The magician made a grand entrance.
- You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.

## Synonyms
- ingang

## Antonyms
- exit

## Derived Forms
- disentrance
- entranceless
- entrancement
- entrancer
- entranceway
- reentrance

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

## AI Etymology
Entrance comes from Middle French entrance (“entry”). Replaced native Middle English ingang (“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”). In current use, the main senses are “A door, gate, or opening through which you enter a place” and “The act of coming or going into a place”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Verbs of Movement

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