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entranceen‧trance2 /ɪnˈtrɑːns $ -ˈtræns/ verb [transitive] literary entrance2Origin: 1500-1600 trance VERB TABLEentrance |
Present | I, you, we, they | entrance | | he, she, it | entrances | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | entranced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have entranced | | he, she, it | has entranced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had entranced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will entrance | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have entranced |
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Present | I | am entrancing | | he, she, it | is entrancing | | you, we, they | are entrancing | Past | I, he, she, it | was entrancing | | you, we, they | were entrancing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been entrancing | | he, she, it | has been entrancing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been entrancing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be entrancing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been entrancing |
- I was entranced by her sheer beauty.
- He was immediately entranced by her voice and built a band called Ton Ton Macoute around her.
- Her icy, delicate beauty entranced Kay.
- Jockey shorts on sale in outdoor bins on Broadway entrance him.
- You know I did, I was entranced by them the other day.
► an entrance exam (=in order to enter a school or university)· Jane passed the entrance exam but decided not to go. ► an entrance examination (=to enter a school or university)· He had now failed the college entrance examination twice. ► an entrance/entry fee (=a fee to enter a place)· The gallery charges an entrance fee. ► the entrance gate· Derek met us at the entrance gate. ► entrance hall a huge tiled entrance hall ► the entrance to a tunnel/tunnel entrance· To the right was the entrance to a second tunnel. if you are entranced by someone or something, you give them all your attention because they are so beautiful, interesting etc: I was entranced by the sweetness of her voice.GRAMMAR Entrance is usually passive.—entranced adjective: She stopped, entranced.—entrancing adjective: entrancing stories |