intrude
/ɪnˈtɹuːd/ verb B2- To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass. · to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another· The noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
- To force in.
He/she/it intrudes · Past intruded · Past participle intruded · -ing form intruding
Verb forms
- Base form
- intrude
- He/she/it
- intrudes
- Past
- intruded
- Past participle
- intruded
- -ing form
- intruding
From the library
Then a Stag intruded into his domain and shared his pasture.
There is an excellent archway down yonder in case a too zealous policeman should intrude.
“Good-morning, Colonel,” said he; “I hope I don’t intrude, but we hear that Mr.
“I don’t think that I need intrude upon your time and patience any more.” With a last word of caution that he should say nothing as to our researches, we turned our faces westward once more.
Learn intrude in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.