Noun

(countable) The action of entering, or going in.

Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.

The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.

the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office

(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.

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Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.

(uncountable) The right to go in.

You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.

to give entrance to friends

The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.

a difficult entrance into business

* Shakespeare

Beware of entrance to a quarrel.

* Halliwell

St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.

The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.

His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.

(nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.

(nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.

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Noun

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

* All access was thronged. - Milton

(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.

(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.

* c. 1600 , (William Shakespeare), Act 2 Scene 1

I did repel his fetters, and denied His access to me. - Shakespeare, Hamlet, II-i

* {{quote-news, year=2011

, date=September 20 , author=Graeme Paton , title=University access plan 'will fail', says Russell Group , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=Coalition plans to widen access to university will fail to get to the 'root cause' of the problem, according to the Russell Group.}}

(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.

* 1760s , (William Blackstone),

During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown.

(countable) An increase by addition; accession; as, an access of territory.

* I, from the influence of thy looks, receive access in every virtue. - Milton

(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.

* The first access looked like an apoplexy. - Burnet

(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion; as, an access of fury.

* 1946 , Arnold J. Toynbee, A Study of History (Abridgement of Volumes I-VI by D.C. Somervell)

It appears that, about the middle of the fourth century of the Christian Era, the Germans in the Roman service started the new practice of retaining their native names; and this change of etiquette, which seems to have been abrupt, points to a sudden access of self-confidence and self-assurance in the souls of the barbarian personnel which had previously been content to 'go Roman' without reservations.

Usage note: sometimes confused with excess

(uncountable, legal) The right of a non-custodial parent to visit their child.

(uncountable, computing) The process of locating data in memory.

(uncountable, Internet) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.