Question 1 · Quick check
intrude
CEFRC1
/ɪnˈtɹuːd/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To enter a place or situation without being invited.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo force in.
Examples
By and large, reporters don't hesitate to intrude on one's privacy.
Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningTo thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
More examples
In contextThe noise of machinery intruded on an otherwise quiet morning.
to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them.
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Origin
verb
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).