ingress

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɪnɡrɛs/ UK /ˈɪnɡrɛs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act or means of entering a place

The fence was built to prevent ingress by intruders.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act or means of... entry entrance entree access admittance

Opposites

egress exit

Word family

Derived forms ingression

Related forms egress progress regress congress

Etymology

From Latin ingressus ('an entering'), from the past participle of ingredi ('to step in, enter'), from in- ('into') + gradi ('to step, walk'), from gradus ('a step').

in- Latin gradi Latin *ghredh- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# ingress

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

## Meanings
1. the act or means of entering a place

## Examples
- The fence was built to prevent ingress by intruders.

## Synonyms
- entry
- entrance
- entree
- access
- admittance

## Antonyms
- egress
- exit

## Derived Forms
- ingression

## Related Forms
- egress
- progress
- regress
- congress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: in-
- Root: gradi
- Root: *ghredh-

## Etymology
From Latin ingressus ('an entering'), from the past participle of ingredi ('to step in, enter'), from in- ('into') + gradi ('to step, walk'), from gradus ('a step').

## AI Etymology
Ingress comes from Latin ingressus ('an entering'), from the past participle of ingredi ('to step in, enter'), from in- ('into') + gradi ('to step, walk'), from gradus ('a step'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a noun, it denotes "the act or means of entering a place", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin in-, Latin gradi, and Proto-Indo-European *ghredh-. Derivative forms include ingression; related words include egress, progress, regress, congress.

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

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