{
    "term": "entrance",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a door, gate, passage, etc. used for entering a room, building or place",
            "sensetop": "entrance to somethingat the entrance",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **front/back/side entrance** of the house"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A separate entrance leads to the garden."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At last we reached the entrance of the cave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Protesters blocked the entrance to the building.",
                    "contextForm": "entrance to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll meet you at the **main entrance**.",
                    "contextForm": "at the entrance"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Guards were posted at the entrance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was waiting at the entrance to the cave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The side entrance is no longer in use."
                },
                {
                    "text": "While the front door is being repaired, please use the side entrance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a back entrance from West Street."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The band left by the rear entrance to escape photographers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A life-sized mastodon greets visitors at the entrance to the museum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the entrance into the car park"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The little porch marked the entrance to a churchyard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building has only one entrance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stood firm, blocking the entrance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stood in the entrance to the ward."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes", "Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["narrow", "wide", "main"],
                "verb + entrance": ["use", "mark", "have"],
                "entrance + noun": ["area", "foyer", "hall"],
                "preposition": [
                    "at the entrance",
                    "by an/​the entrance",
                    "in the entrance"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of entering a room, building or place, especially in a way that attracts the attention of other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His sudden entrance took everyone by surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A fanfare signalled the entrance of the king."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **made her entrance** after all the other guests had arrived."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hero **makes his entrance** *(= walks onto the stage)* in Scene 2."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After so many years in show business he knew how to make an entrance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Prime Minister's entrance to the platform was greeted with loud cheers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made a grand entrance once all the guests were assembled."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "grand"],
                "verb + entrance": ["make", "gain"],
                "preposition": ["entrance into"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the right or opportunity to enter a building or place",
            "sensetop": "entrance (to something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were refused entrance to the exhibition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police were unable to **gain entrance** to the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **entrance fee** *(= money paid to go into a museum, etc.)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an entrance ticket to the zoo"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is there an entrance fee?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of the protesters tried to gain entrance to the meeting."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + entrance": ["gain", "deny somebody"],
                "entrance + noun": ["charge", "fee", "ticket"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the act of becoming involved in something",
            "sensetop": "entrance (into something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company made a dramatic entrance into the export market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her entrance into politics"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "dramatic", "grand"],
                "verb + entrance": ["make", "gain"],
                "preposition": ["entrance into"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "permission to become a member of a club, society, university, etc.",
            "sensetop": "entrance (to something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a university entrance exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What are the entrance requirements for this course?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "students hoping to gain entrance to college"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Entrance to the golf club is by sponsorship only.",
                    "contextForm": "entrance (to something)"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈentrəns/",
                "audio": "en/entrance/entrance__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈentrəns/",
                "audio": "en/entrance/entrance__us_7.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘right or opportunity of admission’): from Old French, from entrer ‘enter’."
}