egress

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈiɡrɛs/ UK /ˈiːɡrɛs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a way out or the act of going out; exit

Building codes require a clear means of egress in case of fire.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a way out or the act of... exit outlet departure outgoing issue emergence

Opposites

ingress entrance entry admission

Word family

Derived forms egression

Related forms ingress regress progress congress

Etymology

From Latin ēgressus ('a going out'), from ēgredī ('to go out'), from ex- ('out') + gradī ('to step, walk').

ēgressus Latin ēgredī Latin gradī Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# egress

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈiɡrɛs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːɡrɛs/

## Meanings
1. a way out or the act of going out; exit

## Examples
- Building codes require a clear means of egress in case of fire.

## Synonyms
- exit
- outlet
- departure
- outgoing
- issue
- emergence

## Antonyms
- ingress
- entrance
- entry
- admission

## Derived Forms
- egression

## Related Forms
- ingress
- regress
- progress
- congress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ēgressus
- Root: ēgredī
- Root: gradī

## Etymology
From Latin ēgressus ('a going out'), from ēgredī ('to go out'), from ex- ('out') + gradī ('to step, walk').

## AI Etymology
Egress comes from Latin ēgressus ('a going out'), from ēgredī ('to go out'), from ex- ('out') + gradī ('to step, walk'). The historical trail runs through Latin ēgressus, Latin ēgredī and Latin gradī. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a way out or the act of going out; exit. Derived formations include egression; related forms include ingress, regress, progress, congress.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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