Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense intrudes, present participle intruding, past tense, past participle intruded
1. verb
If you say that someone is intrudinginto 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 unacceptableway. [V + into/on/upon]
I don't want to intrude on your meeting. [Vinto/on/upon n]
I hope I'm not intruding. [VERB]
2. verb
If something intrudeson 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? [V + on/into/upon]
There are times when personal feelings cannot be allowed to intrude. [VERB]
3. verb
If someone intrudesinto 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. [V + into/onto]
We believe they intruded on to the field of play. [Vinto/onto n]
The voyage home began, but not before an intruding aeroplane had repeatedly circledthe ship. [VERB-ing]
More Synonyms of intrude
intrude in British English
(ɪnˈtruːd)
verb
1. (often foll byinto, on, or upon)
to put forward or interpose (oneself, one's views, something) abruptly or without invitation
2. geology
to force or thrust (rock material, esp molten magma) or (of rock material) to be thrust between solid rocks
Derived forms
intrudingly (inˈtrudingly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin intrūdere to thrust in, from in-2 + trūdere to thrust
intrude in American English
(ɪnˈtrud)
verb transitiveWord forms: inˈtruded or inˈtruding
1.
to push or force (something in or upon)
2.
to force (oneself or one's thoughts) upon others without being asked or welcomed
3. Geology
to force (liquid magma, etc.) into or between solid rocks
verb intransitive
4.
to intrude oneself
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtrespass
SYNONYMY NOTE: intrude implies the forcing of oneself or something upon another without invitation, permission,or welcome [to intrude upon another's privacy]; obtrude connotes even more strongly the distractive nature or the undesirability of the invasion[side issues keep obtruding]; interlope implies an intrusion upon the rights or privileges of another to the disadvantageor harm of the latter [the interloping merchants have ruined our trade]; butt in (or into) (at butt2) is a slang term implying intrusion in a meddling or officious way [stop butting into my business]
Derived forms
intruder (inˈtruder)
noun
Word origin
L intrudere < in-, in + trudere, to thrust, push: see threat
Examples of 'intrude' in a sentence
intrude
Church emergencies that intrude on family life are one thing; poor planning is another.
Christianity Today (2000)
People don't go out looking for him; why should we intrude into his life?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He's convincing in portraying the risks of virtual relationships; more so when they intrude into real life.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
intrude
British English: intrude VERB
If you say that someone is intruding into a particular place or situation, you mean that they are not wanted there.
The press has been blamed for intruding into people's personal lives in an unacceptable way.
American English: intrude
Brazilian Portuguese: intrometer
Chinese: 侵扰
European Spanish: entrometerse
French: s'ingérer
German: eindringen
Italian: intromettersi
Japanese: 押しかける
Korean: ~에 간섭하다
European Portuguese: intrometer
Latin American Spanish: entrometerse
Chinese translation of 'intrude'
intrude
(ɪnˈtruːd)
vi
[person]侵入 (qīnrù)
to intrude on[person, thing][conversation, grief, party]打扰(擾) (dǎrǎo)
am I intruding?我没(沒)有打扰(擾)吧？ (wǒ méiyǒu dǎrǎo ba?)
(verb)
Definition
to come in or join in without being invited
He kept intruding with personal questions.
Synonyms
butt in
Nobody asked you to butt in.
encroach
He doesn't like people to encroach on his territory.
push in
obtrude
thrust yourself in or forward
put your two cents in (US, slang)
phrasal verb
See intrude on something or someone
Additional synonyms
in the sense of encroach
Definition
to intrude gradually on someone's rights or on a piece of land
He doesn't like people to encroach on his territory.