What does "entry" mean?
The act of entering.
Entry
/ˈɛntɹi/ noun
noun ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The act of entering.
- Grammar: entry is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: entrance, submission, acceptances, access.
- Useful contrasts: checkout, closure, debars.
- Usage evidence: The entry words are arranged alphabetically.
How to use "entry"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of entering. countable, uncountable
"The wrestler's dramatic entry into the stadium was very impressive."
- 2 the act of entering wordnet
- 3 Permission to enter. uncountable
"Children are allowed entry only if accompanied by an adult."
- 4 the act of beginning something new wordnet
- 5 A doorway that provides a means of entering a building. countable, uncountable
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- 6 something that provides access (to get in or get out) wordnet
- 7 The act of taking possession. countable, uncountable
- 8 an item inserted in a written record wordnet
- 9 The start of an insurance contract. countable, uncountable
- 10 something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) wordnet
- 11 A passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard. Midlands, countable, uncountable
- 12 a written record of a commercial transaction wordnet
- 13 A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms countable, uncountable
- 14 A small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships countable, uncountable
- 15 An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia. countable, uncountable
"Meronym: headword (sometimes synonymous)"
- 16 A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database. countable, uncountable
"What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?"
- 17 A term at any position in a matrix. countable, uncountable
"The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6."
- 18 The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure licence to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. countable, uncountable
- 19 The point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance. countable, uncountable
- 20 The introduction of new hounds into a pack. countable, uncountable
"Here was an excellent entry of hounds which would have fulfilled the late Earl Bathurst's dictum that breeders should always breed from hounds rather larger than those which they expect to put on."
Example
"The entry words are arranged alphabetically."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "entry"?
Common synonyms include: entrance, submission, acceptances, access, accesses, accessing.
How do you use "entry" in a sentence?
The entry words are arranged alphabetically.
How do you pronounce "entry"?
Pronounced /ˈɛntɹi/.
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.