Entry
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Definitions
4 meaningsThe act of coming or going into a place or a situation.
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An act of entering or going in.
The official announced the team's entry into the tournament.
💡 Simply: Like walking *into* a room, but also used for joining things like a competition or a team! Imagine you're joining the school play – that's your *entry* into the play.
👶 For kids: When you go inside something like a house or a store.
More Examples
We witnessed the grand entry of the queen into the city.
Please use the main entry to the building.
How It's Used
"The entry of the troops was met with cheers."
"The athlete's entry into the competition was delayed due to injury."
A passage or opening by which to enter a building, room, or area.
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A place through which one enters.
The entry to the secret garden was hidden behind a waterfall.
💡 Simply: The door, gate, or hallway where you go *in*! Think of the door to your house – that's an *entry*!
👶 For kids: The door or opening you use to get in somewhere.
More Examples
The architect designed a grand entry to the museum.
The entry was decorated with a beautiful chandelier.
How It's Used
"The main entry of the house was decorated with flowers."
"The author described the entry as a grand and imposing archway."
A record or item in a ledger, diary, or other written or electronic record.
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A record or item in a list or database.
Each entry in the phone book provides contact information.
💡 Simply: Like a little piece of information recorded somewhere, like writing your name in a sign-up sheet or putting a note in your calendar. Each line on a spreadsheet is also an *entry*.
👶 For kids: Something you write down in a book or on a computer to remember something.
More Examples
The website had an entry about the historical event.
The accountant carefully checked each entry in the ledger.
How It's Used
"The database entry for the new customer was completed."
"The accountant made a journal entry for the expense."
The act of entering or the document that serves as a submission to something such as a competition.
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The act of entering something in a competition.
The deadline for entries is next week.
💡 Simply: When you sign up for a contest, your submission is your *entry*! The picture you submit is your *entry*!
👶 For kids: When you sign up or do something so that you can participate or compete
More Examples
He submitted his entry into the writing contest.
Her entry won the grand prize.
How It's Used
"The entry received the highest score."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & expressions
make an entry
To record something.
"She made an entry in her notebook about the meeting."
right of entry
A legal or official permission to enter.
"The police were granted a right of entry to search the premises."
Entry Level
The lowest level within a professional field.
"The job is an entry level position."
From Middle English *entre*, from Old French *entree* ('entrance, entry'), from *entrer* ('to enter'), from Latin *intrare* ('to go into').
The word 'entry' has been used since the 14th century, evolving from Old French to refer to the act or place of entering.
Memory tip
Think of the door you go through to *enter* a room.
Word Origin
"to enter, go into"