intrude

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈtɹuːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #12620

Meanings

1

verb
To come into a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited.

I'm sorry to intrude, but I really need to speak with you.
2

verb
To enter someone's property without permission.

A stranger intruded into the garden during the night.
3

verb
To interfere with or disturb someone's privacy or peace.

The journalists intruded on the family's grief.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with intrude

intrude on Prepositional verb B2

to enter or interfere with someone's activity or private affairs without being welcome

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to come into a place or... barge in

2 verb · to enter someone's property... trespass

3 verb · to interfere with or... obtrude

Word family

Forms intrudedintrudesintrudestintruding

Derived forms intrudableintruderintrudinglynonintrudingreintrudeunintruding

Related forms intrusion invade

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Phrases (1)

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intrude on
to enter or interfere with someone's activity or private affairs without being welcome

Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology

From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

*trewd- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# intrude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɹuːd/
**Frequency rank:** 12620

## Meanings
1. To come into a place or situation where you are not wanted or invited.
2. To enter someone's property without permission.
3. To interfere with or disturb someone's privacy or peace.

## Examples
- I'm sorry to intrude, but I really need to speak with you.
- A stranger intruded into the garden during the night.
- The journalists intruded on the family's grief.

## Derived Forms
- intrudable
- intruder
- intrudingly
- nonintruding
- reintrude
- unintruding

## Related Forms
- intrusion
- invade

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *trewd-

## Etymology
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

## AI Etymology
Intrude comes from Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *trewd-.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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