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entry

noun

Simple meaning

An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Pronunciation

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ehntree

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɛntɹi

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

  2. The act of beginning something new

  3. A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.

  4. uncountable

    Permission to enter.

  5. 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

  6. A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Used this way, entry is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “The new security system requires a key card for entry into the building.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Record

diary entry

Point

entry point

Other combinations

data entryjournal entrymain entryfirst entryfollowing entrysee entry

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • entrancenounDerived noun · specialist

    Something that provides access (to get in or get out).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • entry wordnounCompound term

    The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary.

  • double entrynounCompound term

    Bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another.

  • ledger entrynounCompound term

    A written record of a commercial transaction.

  • lexical entrynounCompound term

    The entry in a dictionary of information about a word.

  • main entry wordnounCompound term

    The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary.

  • notebook entrynounCompound term

    An entry in a notebook.

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Synonyms

Sense: item in a list

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