gain entry
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gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
entry — noun 1 right to enter sth ADJECTIVE ▪ free ▪ The club offers free entry to women on Thursdays. ▪ college, school, university (esp. BrE) VERB + ENTRY … Collocations dictionary
entry — [[t]e̱ntri[/t]] ♦♦ entries 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N to/into n If you gain entry to a particular place, you are able to go in. Bill was among the first to gain entry to Buckingham Palace when it opened to the public recently... Non residents were… … English dictionary
entry — / entri/ noun 1 COMPETITION (C) a) a set of answers, a song or picture etc that is intended to win a competition: Over a thousand entries were received within the first week of the competition. b) (usually singular) the number of people or things … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
entry — n. headword and definition (in a dictionary) 1) to give, include an entry 2) a run on entry 3) at, in, under an entry act of entering 4) to make an entry (to make a triumphal entry; to make an entry in a diary) 5) to gain entry to (they gained… … Combinatory dictionary
entry — en|try W2S2 [ˈentri] n plural entries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(act of entering)¦ 2¦(becoming involved)¦ 3¦(right to enter)¦ 4¦(competition)¦ 5¦(something written)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7¦(door)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; … Dictionary of contemporary English
entry */*/*/ — UK [ˈentrɪ] / US noun Word forms entry : singular entry plural entries 1) [uncountable] the right or ability to go into a place gain entry (= succeed in entering a place): We had to remove the lock on the door to gain entry. refuse/deny entry:… … English dictionary
entry — en|try [ entri ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the process of becoming involved in a situation: entry to/into: America s entry into the war a ) the right to become a member of an organization, profession, or other group: entry to/into: Older students are … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
entry*/*/*/ — [ˈentri] noun 1) [U] the right or ability to go into a place Entry to the exhibition costs £5.50.[/ex] They were charged with illegal entry into the US.[/ex] We had to remove the lock on the door to gain entry (= get in).[/ex] 2) [U] the right to … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gain ground — Ⅰ. gain ground ► to become more popular or successful: gain ground on sb/sth »After three decades the carmaker is actually gaining ground on the competition. »Even as companies in the US are gaining ground overseas, they are also sending more… … Financial and business terms
