Meanings
nounentry (countable and uncountable, plural entries)
plural entries · alternative archaic entery
- countableuncountablelawThe act of taking possession.
- countableuncountablebusinessThe start of an insurance contract.
- MidlandscountableuncountableA passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
Synonyms: alley
- countableuncountableA 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.
Synonyms: entrance hall
- countableuncountableA small group formed within a church, especially Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships.
- countableuncountableAn item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
Meronym: headword (sometimes synonymous)
1 more example
The entry on spiders is on page number 69.
- countableuncountableThe 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.
- countableuncountableentertainmentThe point when a musician starts to play or sing; entrance.
- countableuncountablehobbiesThe introduction of new hounds into a pack.
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.
1956, Baily's Hunting Directory, page 311
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA passageway between terraced houses that provides a means of entering a back garden or yard.
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nounA 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.
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nounA record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.
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nounA term at any position in a matrix.
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antonym(s) of “doorway that provides a means of entering a building”
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nounthe act of beginning something new
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nouna written record of a commercial transaction
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accounting entryledger entry
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nounsomething (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)
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nounsomething that provides access (to get in or get out)
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Origin
- Latinintrō
- Old Frenchentree
- Middle Englishentre
- Englishentry
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.
More words from Middle English, Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek εἴσοδος, εἴσοδος
- εἴσοδος (eísodos)act of entering
- εἴσοδος (eísodos)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
Arabic إِدْخَال, وُلُوج
- إِدْخَال (ʔidḵāl)act of entering
- وُلُوج (wulūj)permission to enter
- نَفَاذ (nafāḏ)permission to enter
- نَفَّاذ (naffāḏ)permission to enter
- مَدْخَل (madḵal)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- دُخُول (duḵūl)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- مَدْخَل (madḵal)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- مُدْخَل (mudḵal)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- قَيْد (qayd)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- مَادَّة (mādda)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- بَنْد (band)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- فِقْرَة (fiqra)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Basque sarrera, sarrera
- sarreraarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- sarrerarecord in a log or in a database
Bulgarian вли́зане, до́стъп
- вли́зане (vlízane)act of entering
- до́стъп (dóstăp)permission to enter
- вход (vhod)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- вестибю́л (vestibjúl)room immediately inside the front door
- ста́тия (státija)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Catalan entrada, entrada
- entradaact of entering
- entradapermission to enter
- accéspermission to enter
- entradadoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entradaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Chinese Mandarin 進入 /进入, 入口
- 進入 /进入 (jìnrù)act of entering
- 入口 (rùkǒu)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- 條目 /条目 (tiáomù)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- 詞條 /词条 (cítiáo)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- 項目 /项目 (xiàngmù)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- 標題語 /标题语 (biāotíyǔ)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- 記錄 /记录 (jìlù)record in a log or in a database
Czech vstup, heslo
- vstupact of entering
- hesloarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- položkarecord in a log or in a database
Danish indgang, ankomst
- indgangact of entering
- ankomstact of entering
- entréact of entering
- adgangpermission to enter
- passagepermission to enter
- indgangdoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entrédoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entréroom immediately inside the front door
- opslagarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- opslagsordarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- artikelarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Dutch invoer, toegang
- invoeract of entering
- toegangpermission to enter
- ingangdoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entreeroom immediately inside the front door
- trefwoordarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- artikelarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- lemmaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- postrecord in a log or in a database
- notitierecord in a log or in a database
- elementterm in a matrix
Estonian element
- elementterm in a matrix
Finnish sisääntulo, saapuminen
- sisääntuloact of entering
- saapuminenact of entering
- pääsypermission to enter
- sisäänpääsypermission to enter
- sisäänkäyntidoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- haltuunottolegal: act of taking possession
- käytäväpassageway between terraced houses
- eteinenroom immediately inside the front door
- piirigroup within a church
- artikkeliarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- hakusanaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- merkintärecord in a log or in a database
French entrée, entrée
- entréeact of entering
- entréepermission to enter
- accèspermission to enter
- entréedoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- accèsdoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entréeroom immediately inside the front door
- vestibuleroom immediately inside the front door
- articlearticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- rubriquearticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- élémentrecord in a log or in a database
- articlerecord in a log or in a database
- enregistrementrecord in a log or in a database
German Eintritt, Zutritt
- Eintrittact of entering
- Zutrittpermission to enter
- Eingangdoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- Flurroom immediately inside the front door
- Eintragarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- Eintragrecord in a log or in a database
- Elementterm in a matrix
Greek είσοδος, είσοδος
- είσοδος (eísodos)act of entering
- είσοδος (eísodos)permission to enter
- είσοδος (eísodos)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- προθάλαμος (prothálamos)room immediately inside the front door
- καταχώριση (katachórisi)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- καταχώριση (katachórisi)record in a log or in a database
Hindi प्रवेश करना, प्रवेश अनुमति
- प्रवेश करना (praveś karnā)act of entering
- प्रवेश अनुमति (praveś anumti)permission to enter
- प्रवेश (praveś)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
Hungarian belépés, bemenetel
- belépésact of entering
- bemenetelact of entering
- bejövetelact of entering
- behatolásact of entering
- behajtásact of entering
- bejáratdoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- előszobaroom immediately inside the front door
- előtérroom immediately inside the front door
- előcsarnokroom immediately inside the front door
- szócikkarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- bejegyzésrecord in a log or in a database
- feljegyzésrecord in a log or in a database
Icelandic fletta
- flettaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Indonesian masuk, lema
- masukact of entering
- lemaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- ayatrecord in a log or in a database
Irish iontráil, iontráil
- iontráilarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- iontráilrecord in a log or in a database
Italian entrata, ingresso
- entrataact of entering
- ingressoact of entering
- entratapermission to enter
- accessopermission to enter
- entratadoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- accessodoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- via di accessodoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- usciodoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entrataroom immediately inside the front door
- ingressoroom immediately inside the front door
- articoloarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- lemmaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Japanese 入ること, エントリ
- 入ること (hairu koto)act of entering
- エントリ (entori)permission to enter
- 入口 (iriguchi)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- 項目 (kōmoku)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- 要素 (yōso)term in a matrix
Korean 들어가기, 엔트리
- 들어가기 (deureogagi)act of entering
- 엔트리 (enteuri)permission to enter
- 입구 (ipgu)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- 항목 (hangmok)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- 표제어 (pyojeeo)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Latvian šķirklis
- šķirklisarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Māori tāurunga, tāurunga
- tāurungaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- tāurungarecord in a log or in a database
Norwegian innlegg
- innleggrecord in a log or in a database
Norwegian Bokmål oppslagsord
- oppslagsordarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Persian ورود, درآمدن
- ورود (vorud)act of entering
- درآمدن (dar-âmadan)act of entering
- ورودی (vorudi)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- درگاه (dargâh)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- سرسرا (sarsarâ)room immediately inside the front door
- درآمد (dar-âmad)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- مدخل (madxal)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- درایه (darâye)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- درایه (darâye)term in a matrix
Polish wejście, wstęp
- wejścieact of entering
- wstęppermission to enter
- wjazdpermission to enter
- wejściedoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- hasłoarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- wpisrecord in a log or in a database
Portuguese entrada, acesso
- entradaact of entering
- acessopermission to enter
- entradadoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entradaroom immediately inside the front door
- verbetearticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- entradaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- registrorecord in a log or in a database
- elementoterm in a matrix
Romanian intrare, acces
- intrareact of entering
- accespermission to enter
Russian вход, въезд
- вход (vxod)act of entering
- въезд (vʺjezd)act of entering
- вступле́ние (vstuplénije)permission to enter
- вход (vxod)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- въезд (vʺjezd)doorway that provides a means of entering a building
- вход (vxod)room immediately inside the front door
- прихо́жая (prixóžaja)room immediately inside the front door
- вестибю́ль (vestibjúlʹ)room immediately inside the front door
- статья́ (statʹjá)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- за́пись (zápisʹ)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- за́пись (zápisʹ)record in a log or in a database
- элеме́нт (elemént)term in a matrix
Slovak heslo
- hesloarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Spanish entrada, entrada
- entradaact of entering
- entradapermission to enter
- entradadoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entradaroom immediately inside the front door
- recibidorroom immediately inside the front door
- entradaarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- entradarecord in a log or in a database
- entradaterm in a matrix
Swedish ingång, ankomst
- ingångact of entering
- ankomstact of entering
- inträdeact of entering
- tillträdepermission to enter
- ingångdoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- entrédoorway that provides a means of entering a building
- farsturoom immediately inside the front door
- hallroom immediately inside the front door
- entréroom immediately inside the front door
- uppslagarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- uppslagsordarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- artikelarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Tamil உள்நுழைவதற்கு அனுமதி, அரை
- உள்நுழைவதற்கு அனுமதி (uḷnuḻaivataṟku aṉumati)permission to enter
- அரை (arai)room immediately inside the front door
Turkish giriş, kapı
- girişact of entering
- kapıroom immediately inside the front door
Ukrainian стаття́, за́пис
- стаття́ (stattjá)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
- за́пис (zápys)article in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Vietnamese mục từ
- mục từarticle in a dictionary or encyclopedia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with entry
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Cite this entry
APA
entry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entry
MLA
“entry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entry.
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