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# ingress

noun (ingress — uncountable; an ingress) — formal

«ingress» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The act of going in, or the right to go in: a way in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#m1)
2. (technical) The getting in of water, dust or air where it should not be: water ingress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal, legal and technical writing, building and gadgets (IP ratings say how well a phone stops dust and water ingress). Phrases: ingress and egress, water ingress, means of ingress.

### Examples

- The door is the only point of ingress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#x1)
- The phone is protected against water ingress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#x2)
- Ingress and egress mean entry and exit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#x3)
- Damp walls are often caused by water ingress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#x4)
- The castle had a narrow ingress guarded by soldiers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#x5)
- The rules allow ingress only with a pass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/#x6)

### Note

Formal and technical; everyday words: entry, way in. Opposite: egress (way out). Say IN-gress.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ingress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ingress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ingress.html) on Mova free.