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