encroach
To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territoryTo intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
» Urbanization is encroaching on rural life.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
I won’t encroach on your time any longer.
He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.
widerrechtlich eindringen
вторга́тьсяvtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнутьсяvtórgnutʹsja, посяга́тьposjagátʹ
(intransitive)To advance gradually beyond due limits.
widerrechtlich vordringen, sich widerrechtlich ausdehnen, übergriffig werden
вторга́тьсяvtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнутьсяvtórgnutʹsja
advance beyond the usual limit
(obsolete, transitive)To seize, appropriate
Examples
9 sentencesUrbanization is encroaching on rural life.
They encroach on our fundamental liberties.
ruОни посягают на наши основные свободы. — marafon
We encroach more and more into their world.
A good salesman will not encroach on his customer's time.
ruХороший продавец не будет отнимать у своих покупателей время. — Biga
I feel like the right to freedom of speech is being encroached on.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French enFrom Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.
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Forms
encroaches, encroaching, encroached, encroached| Base form | encroach · to encroach |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | encroaches |
| Present participle | encroaching |
| Past simple | encroached |
| Past participle | encroached |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle