entry
part of speech
noun (an entry, entries)
meaning for a pupil
1) An entry is a way in, like a door or gate, or the act of going in. tree →
2) An entry is a piece written in a diary, dictionary, list or log. tree →
3) An entry is something you send into a competition. tree →
4) Entry means permission or the right to go in. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school: dictionary entries, diary entries, competition entries. In maths: an entry in a table or chart is one value. In everyday life and safety: No entry signs, entry tickets and fees. Phrases: no entry, entry fee, gain entry, diary entry, entry form.
examples
- The sign on the gate says No Entry. tree →
- I wrote a diary entry about the trip. tree →
- Look up the entry for "cat" in the dictionary. tree →
- Our class sent 25 entries to the poetry competition. tree →
- Entry to the museum is free. tree →
- The thief gained entry through a window. tree →
- Fill in the missing entries in the table. tree →
note
Plural: entries (change y to ies). Verb: enter. In maths: entry fees are multiplied by the number of people; a missing table entry must be calculated. "No entry" means you must not go in — a safety rule.
In the corpora
- And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits;
- And a chamber with the entry thereof was by the posts at the gates; there was the burnt-offering to be washed.
- And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.
- Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «entry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.