Meaning

4 senses

  1. (intransitive)To intrude or insert oneself

  2. (US, transitive)To enter (a specified location or area)

  3. (intransitive)To enter into a zodiacal sign

  4. To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression

Examples

1 sentences

  1. With a hermetic seal there is no need to worry about the ingress of moisture.

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Origin

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.

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Forms

ingresses, ingressing, ingressed, ingressed
Base formingress · to ingress
3rd person singularingresses
Present participleingressing
Past simpleingressed
Past participleingressed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyingress
he, she, itingresses

Past simpleLesson

all personsingressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ingressed
he, she, ithas ingressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ingress

Word family

7 related words
RelatedprogressB2congressegressregressretrogress
Derivedingressiveingression

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ingrainingratiateC2ingratitudeingredientB1inhabitB2inhabitantB1inhalation
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