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Webster 1913 Edition

Ingress

In′gress

,
Noun.
[L.
ingressus
, fr.
ingredi
. See
Ingredient
.]
1.
The act of entering; entrance;
as, the
ingress
of air into the lungs
.
2.
Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering;
as, all
ingress
was prohibited
.
3.
(Astron.)
The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun’s entrance into a sign, etc.

In′gress

,
Verb.
I.
To go in; to enter.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Ingress

IN'GRESS

,
Noun.
[L. ingerssus, ingredior, supra.]
1.
Entrance; as the ingress of air into the lungs. It is particularly applied to the entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, &c.
2.
Power of entrance; means of entering. All ingress was prohibited.

Definition 2024

Ingress

Ingress

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English

Proper noun

Ingress

  1. A surname​.

ingress

ingress

See also: Ingress

English

Noun

ingress ‎(plural ingresses)

  1. The act of entering.
  2. Permission to enter.
    All ingress was prohibited.
  3. A door or other means of entering.
  4. (astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

Antonyms

  • (act of entering): egress
  • (door or other means of entering): egress

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Verb

ingress ‎(third-person singular simple present ingresses, present participle ingressing, simple past and past participle ingressed)

  1. (intransitive) To intrude or insert oneself
    • 1963, Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift: A Novel, page 198:
      "Were you asleep? Did I disturb you?" he would ask, seeing Fyodor flat on his back on the sofa, and then, ingressing entirely, he would shut the door tightly behind him and sit by Fyodor 's feet
    • 2001, Lynda Schor, “My Death”, in Moyra Davey, editor, Mother Reader, ISBN 1583220720, page 310:
      When the tub was full I ingressed into the water gently, insinuating my body in a bit at a time, enjoying the sensual pleasure of the extreme heat on the lower part of my body […]
  2. (transitive, US, chiefly military) To enter (a specified location or area)
    • 1976, The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: Aces and Aerial Victories, page 108:
      "We ingressed North Vietnam over Cam Pha on a westerly heading," reported Captain Madden.
    • 1998, Michael William Donnelly, Falcon's Cry, ISBN 0275964620, page 93:
      We were ingressing the target area.
  3. (intransitive, astrology, of a planet) To enter into a zodiacal sign
    • 1861, “Almanacs”, in All the Year Round, volume VI:
      The middle of March finds " Mars ingressing upon the 16th degree of Capricorn, where the sun has arrived in the nativity of Lord Palmerston," […]
  4. (Whiteheadian metaphysics) To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression

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Noun

ingress c

  1. a preamble, an opening paragraph (between a newspaper headline and the article)

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Inflection of ingress 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ingress ingressen ingresser ingresserna
Genitive ingress ingressens ingressers ingressernas

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