entry

B1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈɛntɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #3984

Meanings

1

noun
The act of going into a place.

The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.
2

noun
Permission or the right to go into a place.

Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.
3

noun
A single item written in a list, dictionary, diary, or record.

What does the diary entry for 2 August say?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of going into a place. entrance access

2 noun · permission or the right to... admission access

3 noun · a single item written in a... record article

Opposites

departure exit exiting leaving

Word family

Forms entries

Derived forms counterentrydouble-entryentry-levelentry-phoneentryismentryistentrylessentryphoneentrywayentrywiseinterentrymisentry

Related forms enter entrance

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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forcible entry
entry into a place achieved through physical force

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée.

entre Middle English entree Old French intrō Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# entry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛntɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 3984

## Meanings
1. The act of going into a place.
2. Permission or the right to go into a place.
3. A single item written in a list, dictionary, diary, or record.

## Examples
- The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive.
- Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult.
- What does the diary entry for 2 August say?

## Antonyms
- departure
- exit
- exiting
- leaving

## Derived Forms
- counterentry
- double-entry
- entry-level
- entry-phone
- entryism
- entryist
- entryless
- entryphone
- entryway
- entrywise
- interentry
- misentry

## Related Forms
- enter
- entrance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: entre
- Root: entree
- Root: intrō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée.

## AI Etymology
Entry is inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée. In current use, the main senses are “The act of going into a place” and “Permission or the right to go into a place”.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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