intrude
To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to…To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
» I felt like I was intruding.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)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
The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
eindringen, stören, sich eindrängen
меша́тьmešátʹ, вторга́тьсяvtorgátʹsja, навя́зыватьсяnavjázyvatʹsja
вдира́тисяvdyrátysja, вде́ртисяvdértysja, вторга́тисяvtorhátysja
thrust oneself in as if by force
(transitive)To force in.
Examples
33 sentencesI felt like I was intruding.
I don't want to intrude on them if they're busy.
Pardon me for intruding.
I didn't want to intrude.
I wouldn't want to intrude.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).
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Forms
intrudes, intruding, intruded, intrudedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
9 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