English Explanatory Dictionary

egress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An exit or way out.
  2. The process of exiting or leaving.
  3. The end of the transit of a celestial body through the disk of an apparently larger one.
verb
  1. To exit or leave; to go or come out.

Pronunciation

ēʹgrĕs /ˈiːɡɹɛs/ En-us-egress.ogg en-au-egress.ogg ĭ-grĕsʹ /ɪˈɡɹɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-egress (verb).wav

Word forms

egress egresses egressing egressed

Etymology

From Latin ēgressus, from ex- + gressus.

Synonyms

departure come out depart exit go out leave

Antonyms

ingress entrance way in entering come in enter go in

Derived words

ingress, egress, and regress
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