The difference between Egress and Ingress

When used as nouns, egress means an exit or way out, whereas ingress means the act of entering.

When used as verbs, egress means to exit or leave, whereas ingress means to intrude or insert oneself.

check bellow for the other definitions of Egress and Ingress

  1. Egress as a noun:

    An exit or way out.

    Examples:

    "The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency."

  2. Egress as a noun:

    The process of exiting or leaving.

  3. Egress as a noun (astronomy):

    The end of the apparent transit of a small astronomical body over the disk of a larger one.

  1. Egress as a verb (intransitive):

    To exit or leave; to go or come out.

  1. Ingress as a noun:

    The act of entering.

  2. Ingress as a noun:

    Permission to enter.

    Examples:

    "All ingress was prohibited."

  3. Ingress as a noun:

    A door or other means of entering.

  4. Ingress as a noun (astronomy):

    The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

  1. Ingress as a verb (intransitive):

    To intrude or insert oneself

  2. Ingress as a verb (transitive, US, chiefly, _, military):

    To enter (a specified location or area)

  3. Ingress as a verb (intransitive, astrology, of a planet):

    To enter into a zodiacal sign

  4. Ingress as a verb (Whiteheadian, _, metaphysics):

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

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