intrude B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement 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. 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 intrusioninvade Common collocations intrude on Verb + preposition/particle Etymology AI details From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”). *trewd- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Verbs of Movement markdown