intrude
11intrude — in|trude [ınˈtru:d] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: intrudere, from trudere [i] to push ] 1.) to interrupt someone or become involved in their private affairs in an annoying and unwanted way ▪ Would I be intruding if I came with you? intrude …
12intrude — in|trude [ ın trud ] verb intransitive 1. ) to become involved in a situation in a way that is not welcome to other people, for example by getting involved in their private lives: I was very concerned about her but I didn t want to intrude.… …
13intrude — [[t]ɪntru͟ːd[/t]] intrudes, intruding, intruded 1) VERB If you say that someone is intruding into a particular place or situation, you mean that they are not wanted or welcome there. [V into/on/upon n] The press has been blamed for intruding into …
14intrude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. interlope, intervene, interfere; butt in, trespass, encroach; overstep, obtrude. See between, ingress. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meddle, interfere, interrupt, obtrude, interlope, impose, trespass,… …
15intrude on — verb to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate This new colleague invades my territory The neighbors intrude on your privacy • Syn: ↑invade, ↑obtrude upon, ↑encroach upon • Derivationally related forms: ↑invasive …
16intrude — intruder, n. intrudingly, adv. /in troohd /, v., intruded, intruding. v.t. 1. to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome. 2. Geol. to thrust or force into. 3. to install (a cleric) in a church contrary to the wishes of its… …
17intrude on — phr verb Intrude on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑privacy …
18intrude — verb 1 (I) to interrupt someone or become involved in their private affairs in an annoying and unwanted way, especially with the result that you upset or offend them: Would I be intruding if I came with you? (+ into/on/upon): It would be very… …
19intrude — verb there will never be a consensus on just how entitled the press is to intrude on the lives of celebs Syn: encroach on, impinge on, interfere in, trespass on/upon, infringe on, obtrude on/into, invade, violate, disturb, disrupt, interrupt;… …
20intrude — [ɪnˈtruːd] verb [I] to become involved in a situation in which you are not wanted, or to enter a place where you are not allowed to go I was very concerned about her, but I didn t want to intrude.[/ex] …
