INFRINGE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of INFRINGE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

infringe on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ infringe )

to limit someone’s freedom in some way:

Some students argued that the rule infringed on their right to free speech.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
INFRINGE — infracter, violar. TO ~ UPON: transgresser
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INFRINGE — verb (~d; infringing) see: break Date: 1513 transitive verb to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFRINGE — ə̇nˈfrinj verb ( -ed/ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin infringere to break, break off, weaken, destroy, from in- in- (II) + -fringere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
INFRINGE — (v. i.) To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
Английский словарь Webster
INFRINGE — (v. i.) To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
Английский словарь Webster
INFRINGE — (v. t.) To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power.
Английский словарь Webster
INFRINGE — (v. t.) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INFRINGE — ( v. t. ) To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INFRINGE — ( v. t. ) To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INFRINGE — ( v. i. ) To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INFRINGE — ( v. i. ) To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INFRINGE — — infringer , n. /in frinj"/ , v. , infringed, infringing . v.t. 1. to commit a breach or infraction …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
INFRINGE — v. violate, break, disobey, transgress (a rule or law); trespass, encroach
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INFRINGE — verb ( in·fringed ; in·fring·ing ) Etymology: Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in- + frangere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
INFRINGE — vt to hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. 2. infringe ·vi to break, violate, …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INFRINGE — ■ verb 1》 break (a law, agreement, etc.). 2》 encroach on (a right or privilege). Derivatives ~ment noun ~r noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INFRINGE — [in.fringe] vb in.fringed ; in.fring.ing [ML infringere, fr. L, to break, crush, fr. in- + frangere to break--more at break] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INFRINGE — / ɪnˈfrɪndʒ; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] ( of an action, a plan, etc. ) to break a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INFRINGE — in ‧ fringe /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: infringere , from frangere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INFRINGE — ( infringes, infringing, infringed) 1. If someone infringes a law or a rule, they break it or do something which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INFRINGE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES infringe on/restrict sb's liberty (= limit someone's liberty ) ▪ Will the new security measures …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
INFRINGE — object [verb] [T] [formal] - to break (a rule, law etc.)(formal) If you infringe a person's rights or their freedom, …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INFRINGE — verb Infringe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ article , ↑ code , ↑ copyright , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
INFRINGE — v. 25B6; verb the bid infringed EU rules : CONTRAVENE, violate, transgress, break, breach; disobey, defy, flout, fly in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INFRINGE — v. 1 violate, contravene, break, disobey, transgress, overstep Publication of this article has infringed her right to a fair trial …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INFRINGE — гл. нарушать, преступать (закон, обязательство, клятву и т. п.); посягать (на чьи-л. права и т. п.) (on/upon) In a recent …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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