to invade sb's privacy
1invade — [in vād′] vt. invaded, invading [ME invaden < L invadere < in , in + vadere, to come, go: see WADE] 1. to enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy 2. to crowd into; throng [tourists invading the beaches] 3. to intrude upon;… …
2invade */ — UK [ɪnˈveɪd] / US verb Word forms invade : present tense I/you/we/they invade he/she/it invades present participle invading past tense invaded past participle invaded 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take or send an army into another country in… …
3invade — in|vade [ ın veıd ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it: The island was invaded during the war. They received information that the Americans were preparing to invade. 2 …
4invade — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪd[/t]] invades, invading, invaded 1) VERB To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army. [V n] In autumn 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno... [V ing] When the Romans and later the Normans… …
5invade — verb 1 (I, T) to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it: Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 2 (T) to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted: Every summer the town is invaded… …
6privacy — pri|va|cy [ praıvəsi ] noun uncount * the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing: Staff members are entitled to a certain amount of privacy when making personal phone calls. personal privacy in the… …
7privacy */ — UK [ˈprɪvəsɪ] / UK [ˈpraɪvəsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the freedom to do things without other people watching you or knowing what you are doing Staff are entitled to a certain amount of privacy when making personal phone calls. personal privacy… …
8invade — in•vade [[t]ɪnˈveɪd[/t]] v. vad•ed, vad•ing 1) to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent 2) to enter as if to take possession: to invade a neighbor s home[/ex] 3) to enter and affect injuriously or destructively: viruses that… …
9invade — verb a) To move into. Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a persons privacy. b) To enter by force in order to conquer. Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982. See Also …
10privacy — UK US /ˈprɪvəsi/ US /ˈpraɪvəsi/ noun [U] ► the right that someone has to keep their personal life or personal information secret or known only to a small group of people: »Among the three industries studied, concerns about privacy and security… …
