Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.

    to trespass upon the time or patience of another

  2. To enter someone else's property illegally.

    unbefugt betreten, unerlaubt betreten, eindringen

    enter unlawfully on someone's property

  3. (New Zealand, especially, transitive)To subject [someone] to a trespass notice, formally notifying them that they are prohibited from entry to a property, such that any current or future presence there will constitute trespass, (especially) criminal trespass

    The dean trespassed the streaker from his university.

  4. (archaic, intransitive)To commit an offence; to sin.

    посяга́тьposjagátʹ, посягну́тьposjagnútʹ, наруша́тьnarušátʹ

    commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To offend against, to wrong (someone).

  6. (obsolete)To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

    1523–1525, Jean Froissart, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (translator), Froissart's Chronicles Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce […] trespassed out of this uncertain world.

    pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Examples

34 sentences
  1. You are trespassing on private property.

    deSie befinden sich unbefugt auf Privateigentum.

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  2. How dare you trespass on my property!

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  3. Gustavo found a "no trespassing" sign there.

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  4. You're under arrest for trespassing.

    ruВы арестованы за незаконное проникновение.

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  5. They've accused Tom of trespassing.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to commit an offence:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
legal: to enter someone else's property illegally:

Origin

From Middle English trespassen, borrowed from Old French trespasser (“to go across or over

From Middle English trespassen, borrowed from Old French trespasser (“to go across or over, transgress”), from tres- (“across, over”) + passer (“to pass”).

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Forms

trespasses, trespassing, trespassed, trespassed
Base formtrespass · to trespass
3rd person singulartrespasses
Present participletrespassing
Past simpletrespassed
Past participletrespassed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytrespass
he, she, ittrespasses

Past simpleLesson

all personstrespassed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave trespassed
he, she, ithas trespassed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill trespass

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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