trespass
/ˈtɹɛspæs/ verb C2- To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude. · to trespass upon the time or patience of another
- To enter someone else's property illegally.
- To subject [someone] to a trespass notice, formally notifying them that they are prohibited from entry to a property, such that any current or future presence there will constitute trespass, (especially) criminal trespass · The dean trespassed the streaker from his university.
He/she/it trespasses · Past trespassed · Past participle trespassed · -ing form trespassing
Verb forms
- Base form
- trespass
- He/she/it
- trespasses
- Past
- trespassed
- Past participle
- trespassed
- -ing form
- trespassing
From the library
We must trespass a little longer on your kindness.”
If you should have no objection to receive me into your house, I propose myself the satisfaction of waiting on you and your family, Monday, November 18th, by four o’clock, and shall probably trespass on your hospitality till the Saturday se’nnight following, which I can do without any inconvenience, as Lady Catherine is far from objecting to my occasional absence on a Sunday, provided that some other clergyman is engaged to do the duty of the day.
At others he will with his own hands tear down some other man’s gate and declare that a path has existed there from time immemorial, defying the owner to prosecute him for trespass.
I haven’t had such a day since I had Sir John Morland for trespass because he shot in his own warren.”
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