intrude
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intrude
- /ɪnˈtɹuːd/
Rhymes with -uːd
Where it comes from
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).
verb intrudes · intruding · intruded
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To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
Similar: barge in
- To force in.
Translations
Every language
verb to enter without welcome; to encroach
| Español | meterse, intrusarse, intrusear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 侵す okasu, 押しつける oshitsukeru, 侵入する shinnyū-suru |
| 中文 | 侵入 qīnrù, 打擾 /打扰 dǎrǎo, 闖入 /闯入 chuǎngrù |
| Português | invadir |
| Deutsch | eindringen, stören, sich eindrängen |
| Italiano | irrompere |
| Русский | меша́ть mešátʹ, вторга́ться vtorgátʹsja, навя́зываться navjázyvatʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | xâm phạm |
| العربية | تَطَفَّلَ taṭaffala, تَدَخَّلَ tadaḵḵala |
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