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ingress | in |

As a proper noun ingress

is .

As a preposition in is

in, into, within.

ingress

English

Noun

(es)
  • The act of entering.
  • Permission to enter.
    • All ingress was prohibited.
  • A door or other means of entering.
  • (astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

    • Antonyms

    * (act of entering) egress * (door or other means of entering) egress

    Derived terms

    * ingressive * ingress traffic * ingress router

    Related terms

    * ingredient

    Verb

    (es)
  • To intrude or insert oneself
  • * {{quote-book, 1963, , The Gift: A Novel citation
    • , passage="Were you asleep? Did I disturb you?" he would ask, seeing Fyodor flat on his back on the sofa, and then, ingressing entirely, he would shut the door tightly behind him and sit by Fyodor 's feet }}
  • * {{quote-book, 2001, Lynda Schor, chapter=My Death, Mother Reader, editor=Moyra Davey citation
    • , passage=When the tub was full I ingressed into the water gently, insinuating my body in a bit at a time, enjoying the sensual pleasure of the extreme heat on the lower part of my body
  • To enter (a specified location or area)
  • * {{quote-book, 1976, , The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: Aces and Aerial Victories citation
    • , passage= "We ingressed North Vietnam over Cam Pha on a westerly heading," reported Captain Madden.}}
  • * {{quote-book, 1998, Michael William Donnelly, Falcon's Cry citation
    • , passage=We were ingressing the target area.}}
  • (intransitive, astrology, of a planet) To enter into a zodiacal sign
  • * {{quote-journal, 1861, date=December 28, , Almanacs, All the Year Round, volume=VI citation
    • , passage=The middle of March finds " Mars ingressing upon the 16th degree of Capricorn, where the sun has arrived in the nativity of Lord Palmerston,"
  • To manifest or cause to be manifested in the temporal world; to effect ingression

    • Derived terms

    * ingression * ingressive * ingressor

    Anagrams

    * singers * signers * resigns ----

    in

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • # Contained by.
  • # Within.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Boundary problems , passage=GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory.}}
  • # Surrounded by.
  • # Part of; a member of.
  • # Pertaining to (that particular thing).
  • # At the end of a period of time.
  • # Within a certain elapsed time
  • # During (said of periods of time).
  • Into.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 8, author=Paul Fletcher, work=BBC
    • , title= Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle , passage=The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest - an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side. }}
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
  • #
  • #
  • #
  • # (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
  • Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
  • #* 2014 , Carla Bethmann, Clean, Friendly, Profitable?: Tourism , page 114:
  • tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
  • #
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    • Related terms
    * in love * in turn * inner * innermost * inmost * inside * into * within

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) inne

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (lb) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
  • :
  • Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in , the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • (lb) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
  • :
  • (lb) Abbreviation of in aid of.
  • :
  • After the beginning of something.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil Dawkes, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Sunderland 2-2 West Brom , passage=The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in .}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A position of power or a way to get it.
    • His parents got him an in with the company
  • (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
  • A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
    • Antonyms
    * out

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In fashion; popular.
    • Skirts are in this year.
  • Incoming.
    • the in train''
  • (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
  • (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
    • in''' by descent; '''in''' by purchase; '''in of the seisin of her husband
    (Burrill)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Inch.

    • Statistics

    *

    References

    * Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

    Anagrams

    * 100 English basic words English locatives English prepositions English terms with homophones English two-letter words 1000 English basic words ----