to egress
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8.9
- verb
- /ˈiːɡrɛs/
- Formal
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- Radiant, limp, succulent, and serene—can egress from a shell, we are ready to imagine Aphrodite exiting from a similar address.
Examples
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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.
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We must egress immediately.
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In case of an emergency, everyone must egress the building in an orderly manner.
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We watched as the actors began to egress the stage after the final performance.
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When the doors opened, we swiftly began to egress from the crowded auditorium.
Synonyms
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1.0
Leave a place or situation
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1.0
Leave a place to do a task, for example to help people
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2.3
To appear or become visible, for example when the sun shines through clouds
249
3.5
To come out from behind or under something and become visible
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2.3
Leave a room or building briefly
167
2.5
To leave a place to start a trip
112
3.4
Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting
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3.0
To leak or flow out of a container
39
3.8
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
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6.7
To come out from a place, like smoke or sound
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3.6
Move out of a place suddenly in large numbers or fall out of a container and spread
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8.4
To leave a place and move away
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3.2
To leave a place for a short time to do something
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3.7
To leave a place quickly in large numbers
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4.2
Appear from a place, often suddenly
Surface Forms
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.