ingress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of entering.
  2. A permission to enter.
  3. A door or other means of entering.
  4. The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
verb
  1. To intrude or insert oneself
  2. To enter (a specified location or area)
  3. To enter into a zodiacal sign
  4. To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡɹɛs/ En-us-ingress.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingress.wav /ɪŋˈɡɹɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingress2.wav

Word forms

ingress ingresses ingressing ingressed

Etymology

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

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