entrance



gain entrance

To enter a place or location upon acquiring permission or a means of access. After getting the security guard's attention, we were able to gain entrance to the building.
See also: entrance, gain

make an entrance

to enter [a place], in some formal or special way, as onto the stage in a play or opera. She made her entrance too early and threw everyone into confusion.
See also: entrance, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ThankfulTHANGK-fəlEnglish (Archaic)
Amalija-Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian
Mica-English
Pelagiyapye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yahRussian
NimrodNIM-rahd (English)Biblical
Sokratis-Greek