INTRUDE


Meaning of INTRUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪntru:d ]

( intrudes, intruding, intruded)

1.

If you say that someone is intruding into a particular place or situation, you mean that they are not wanted or welcome there.

The press has been blamed for intruding into people’s personal lives in an unacceptable way...

I hope I’m not intruding.

VERB : V into/on/upon n , V

2.

If something intrudes on your mood or your life, it disturbs it or has an unwanted effect on it.

Do you feel anxious when unforeseen incidents intrude on your day?...

There are times when personal feelings cannot be allowed to intrude.

VERB : V on/into/upon n , V

3.

If someone intrudes into a place, they go there even though they are not allowed to be there.

The officer on the scene said no one had intruded into the area.

VERB : V into/onto n

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