INTRUDE


Meaning of INTRUDE in English

verb

BAD : I hope I'm not intruding your privacy.

GOOD : I hope I'm not intruding (on your privacy).

BAD : Reporters have no right to intrude into people's private lives.

GOOD : Reporters have no right to intrude upon people's private lives.

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intrude ( on/upon sb/sth ): 'I'm not intruding, am I?' 'Governments should not intrude on the rights of the individual.'

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