encroach
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encroach
- /ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/ UK
- /ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊtʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.
verb encroaches · encroaching · encroached · incroach
noun encroaches
- Encroachment. All that we see, all colours of all shade, By encroach of darkness made?
Translations
Every language
verb to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory
| Español | inmiscuirse, traspasar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 침입하다 chimip-hada |
| 日本語 | 侵入する shinnyū-suru |
| 中文 | 侵犯 qīnfàn, 侵害 qīnhài, 侵入 qīnrù |
| Português | invadir |
| Deutsch | widerrechtlich eindringen |
| Italiano | invadere |
| Ελληνικά | επεμβαίνω epemvaíno |
| Русский | вторга́ться vtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнуться vtórgnutʹsja, посяга́ть posjagátʹ, посягну́ть posjagnútʹ, покушаться pokušatʹsja |
| العربية | اِخْتَلَسَ iḵtalasa, أَزْعَجَ ʔazʕaja, تَدَخَّلَ فِي tadaḵḵala fī, قَيَّدَ qayyada |
verb to advance gradually beyond due limits
| Español | mermar, menoscabar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | widerrechtlich vordringen, sich widerrechtlich ausdehnen, übergriffig werden, Übergriffe begehen |
| Ελληνικά | επεκτείνομαι epekteínomai |
| Русский | вторга́ться vtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнуться vtórgnutʹsja |
Talk about this word "encroach." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/encroach. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. encroach. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/encroach "encroach." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/encroach.Cite this
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title = {encroach},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encroach},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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