- entry
- noun1 right to enter sthADJECTIVE▪ free▪
The club offers free entry to women on Thursdays.
▪ college, school, university (esp. BrE)VERB + ENTRY▪ apply for▪ gain▪ allow sb, grant sb▪They were later allowed entry into the country.
▪ deny sb, refuse sb, restrict▪It has been necessary to restrict entry into the club.
▪ guarantee sb▪ delayENTRY + NOUN▪ criteria, qualifications, requirements, standard▪ barrier (business)▪The state should reduce entry barriers for developing countries.
▪ visa▪ pass, ticket▪Entry tickets to most attractions are included in the price.
▪ feePREPOSITION▪ entry into▪The course will ease students' entry into a career.
▪These qualifications will not guarantee you entry into the police. (BrE)
▪ entry to▪undocumented workers seeking entry to the US
▪Entry to university should be based on academic potential. (BrE)
PHRASES▪ right of entry▪The landlord had the right of entry to the building with due warning.
2 act of coming inADJECTIVE▪ forced, forcible▪The house was quiet, and there were no signs of a forced entry.
▪ unauthorized▪The sign on the gates read ‘No Unauthorized Entry’.
▪ illegal▪ dramatic▪ triumphal▪Caesar's triumphal entry into Rome
VERB + ENTRY▪ force, gain▪He found the door locked, but he forced an entry.
▪ bar, block, prevent▪Fire marshals barred entry to the hall.
▪A branch blocked their entry.
▪ make▪The champion made his usual dramatic entry into the arena.
ENTRY + NOUN▪ point▪Drugs are believed to come into the country through five main entry points.
▪ code (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ entry into▪Hungary's entry into the EU
▪ entry to▪She wondered how she could gain entry to the building.
PHRASES▪ a/the point of entry▪New York was the point of entry for most immigrants arriving in the US.
3 sb/sth that enters a competitionADJECTIVE▪ winning▪The winning entry will be published in next month's issue.
▪ lateVERB + ENTRY▪ mail (AmE), post (BrE), send, send in, submit▪Send in your entry as soon as possible!
▪ attract, get, have, receive▪The show attracted entries from all over the country.
▪We have had a lot of entries this year.
▪ judgeENTRY + NOUN▪ coupon (BrE), form▪ fee▪ deadlinePREPOSITION▪ entry for▪We had too many entries for this event.
▪ entry in▪There were a record 2 000 entries in the under-17 section.
▪ entry to▪one of the best entries to our competition
4 one item in a list/bookADJECTIVE▪ diary, journal (esp. AmE)▪ dictionary, encyclopedia▪ blog, weblog▪ catalogue, databaseVERB + ENTRY▪ make, write▪ post▪I post the occasional blog entry.
▪ read▪ containPREPOSITION▪ in an/the entry▪Very little information is given in the diary entries.
▪ entry for▪Look at the dictionary entry for ‘welcome’.
▪ entry in▪the last entry she made in her diary
▪ entry on▪First examine the entries on the marriage register.
5 (AmE) entrance to a building, room, etc.ENTRY + NOUN▪ way (usually entryway)▪ hall▪ door, gatePREPOSITION▪ entry to▪the dramatic entry to the gallery
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
