Intrude (Verb)
Meaning 1
Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- No one had permission to intrude on the private island owned by the wealthy businessman.
- Please show your ID to avoid any suspicion that you might intrude on restricted areas of the facility.
- The family installed a fence to prevent strangers from trying to intrude on their property uninvited.
- Local authorities warned the public not to intrude on the nature reserve to avoid scaring the wildlife away.
- Security personnel were trained to identify and detain anyone caught attempting to intrude on the high-security zone.
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Meaning 3
Enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- She began to intrude into his private life by constantly asking invasive questions about his past.
- They had to ask the stranger to leave since he started to intrude on the family's private conversation.
- The gossip columnist loved to intrude on the lives of celebrities by digging up scandals and rumors.
- The nosy neighbor would often intrude on the new family by dropping by uninvited to snoop around their house.
- The tabloid journalist would regularly intrude into people's personal lives to get sensational news and sell papers.