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to egress

to egress

2 8.9
To leave a place by going out
  • verb
  • /ˈiːɡrɛs/
  • Formal
: salir de
  • Radiant, limp, succulent, and serene—can egress from a shell, we are ready to imagine Aphrodite exiting from a similar address.

Examples

  • All crew and pax safely egressed the crippled bird, now in the snow up to the wing tips.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • We must egress immediately.

    Coneheads (1993)

  • We must egress immediately.

    Coneheads (1993)

  • In case of an emergency, everyone must egress the building in an orderly manner.

  • We watched as the actors began to egress the stage after the final performance.

  • When the doors opened, we swiftly began to egress from the crowded auditorium.

Synonyms

to get out
vsto egress
∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

is formal rather than everyday informal language for the same action
to come out
vsto egress
∞ 2.3

To appear or become visible, for example when the sun shines through clouds

is the formal term used for leaving a place or appearing
to go out
vsto egress
∞ 1.0

Leave a place to do a task, for example to help people

is the formal term for leaving or emerging without activity focus
to walk out
vsto egress
  • Informal
805 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

is used neutrally for leaving without anger or protest motive
to go forth
vsto egress
  • Archaic
550 8.4

To leave a place and move away

is the general formal term without literary or archaic flavour
to emerge
vsto egress
264 3.5

To come out from behind or under something and become visible

is broader focusing on leaving a place rather than only becoming visible
to head out
vsto egress
249 2.5

To leave a place to start a trip

is broader and formal not limited to starting a trip
to step out
vsto egress
232 2.3

Leave a room or building briefly

is the formal term for leaving without implying a brief temporary absence
to spill out
vsto egress
43 3.6

Move out of a place suddenly in large numbers or fall out of a container and spread

is the formal term for a person or thing leaving singly or quietly
to escape
vsto egress
43 3.0

To leak or flow out of a container

is the formal verb for human departure rather than material leakage
to slip out
vsto egress
31 3.8

To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing

is a general formal term not implying secrecy or quiet departure
to pour out of
vsto egress
24 3.7

To leave a place quickly in large numbers

is the singular formal verb for leaving not focusing on mass movement
to come forth
vsto egress
  • Formal
23 4.2

Appear from a place, often suddenly

is broader used for ordinary leaving without suddenness or ceremony
to issue
vsto egress
  • Literature
10 6.7

To come out from a place, like smoke or sound

is used for human or general leaving rather than only material flows
to pop out
vsto egress
  • Informal
3 3.2

To leave a place for a short time to do something

is the formal phrase for leaving without casual short interruption

Surface Forms

egress infinitive
egressed past
egressed past participle
egressing present participle
egresses third person singular

Etymology

The word egress comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and gress meaning 'step', the same gress you see in progress. So to egress is to 'step out' or go out of a place.