Intrude
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈtɹuːd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Intrude is a verb meaning (intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
Meaning
(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To force in.
Example Sentences
The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them.
An American "SR-71" high-speed and high-altitude reconnaissance plane intruded 33 miles within the military security line east of Kosong County of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea yesterday for espionage and hostile acts, according to KCNA.
Word Forms
- intrudes
- intruding
- intruded
Synonyms for intrude
Depending on context, synonyms include trespass, obtrude, irrupt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obtrude, trespass, irrupt, encroach, interfere, interrupt.
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