How to pronounce ingress
American English pronunciation
IN-gres
- IPA
- /ˈɪnɡɹɛs/
- Syllables
- IN · gres (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What ingress means
The act of going in, or a way in
In a sentence: The castle's only ingress was a narrow bridge over the moat.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin ingressus, from a verb meaning "to step in."
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