intrude (verb)

  • 11intrude — UK [ɪnˈtruːd] / US [ɪnˈtrud] verb [intransitive] Word forms intrude : present tense I/you/we/they intrude he/she/it intrudes present participle intruding past tense intruded past participle intruded 1) to become involved in a situation in a way… …

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  • 12intrude — in|trude [ ın trud ] verb intransitive 1. ) to become involved in a situation in a way that is not welcome to other people, for example by getting involved in their private lives: I was very concerned about her but I didn t want to intrude.… …

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  • 13intrude — [c]/ɪnˈtrud / (say in troohd) verb (intruded, intruding) –verb (t) 1. to thrust or bring in without reason, permission, or welcome. 2. Geology to thrust or force in. –verb (i) 3. to thrust oneself in; come uninvited: to intrude upon his privacy.… …

  • 14intrude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. interlope, intervene, interfere; butt in, trespass, encroach; overstep, obtrude. See between, ingress. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meddle, interfere, interrupt, obtrude, interlope, impose, trespass,… …

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  • 15intrude on — phr verb Intrude on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑privacy …

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  • 16intrude — [ɪnˈtruːd] verb [I] to become involved in a situation in which you are not wanted, or to enter a place where you are not allowed to go I was very concerned about her, but I didn t want to intrude.[/ex] …

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  • 17go against — verb 1. fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns (Freq. 2) This sentence violates the rules of syntax • Syn: ↑violate, ↑break • Ant: ↑conform to (for: ↑ …

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  • 18infract — verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises offend all laws of humanity violate the basic laws or human civilization break a law break a promise • Syn: ↑transgress, ↑offend, ↑violate, ↑ …

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  • 19impose — I (enforce) verb bid, bind, burden, charge, coerce, command, compel, conscript, constrain, decree, demand, dictate, direct, drive, enact, encumber, enjoin, exact, execute, extort, force upon, impel, imponere, iniungere, insist upon, lay upon,… …

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  • 20break in — verb 1. break into a conversation (Freq. 2) her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑chime in, ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑butt in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in …

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