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intrudein‧trude /ɪnˈtruːd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] intrudeOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin intrudere, from trudere ‘to push’ VERB TABLEintrude |
Present | I, you, we, they | intrude | | he, she, it | intrudes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | intruded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have intruded | | he, she, it | has intruded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had intruded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will intrude | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have intruded |
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Present | I | am intruding | | he, she, it | is intruding | | you, we, they | are intruding | Past | I, he, she, it | was intruding | | you, we, they | were intruding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been intruding | | he, she, it | has been intruding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been intruding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be intruding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been intruding |
- Companies should not have the right to intrude into employees' personal lives by giving them psychological tests.
- I don't want to intrude, but are you all right?
- It's very important not to intrude on the family's grief, whilst still helping with the funeral arrangements.
- Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I didn't realize you were on the phone.
► interfere to try to get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed: · She tried not to interfere in her children’s lives.· It’s not your problem, so don’t interfere. ► meddle to interfere in someone else’s affairs in a way that is annoying for them. Meddle is more informal than interfere, and has more of a feeling of being annoyed: · I did not want my parents meddling in my private affairs.· He warned diplomats against meddling in Indonesia’s affairs. ► intrude to interfere by being somewhere where you are not wanted, or getting involved in a situation that is private – used especially when saying that you want to avoid doing this: · Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude while you were on the phone.· When someone dies, people are often worried about intruding. ► butt in informal to interfere by trying to become involved in a private situation or conversation that does not concern you: · Stop butting in, will you!· I didn’t want to give them any advice in case they thought I was butting in. ► pry to try to find out what someone else is doing in their private life, by asking questions or secretly checking what they are doing, in a way that seems annoying or rude: · Journalists like to pry into the lives of the rich and famous.· I didn’t mean to pry – I just wanted to know if I could help. ► poke/stick your nose into something informal to ask questions about someone else’s private life or give them advice they do not want, in a way that annoys them: · She’s one of those people who’s always poking her nose into other people’s business. to interfere► interfere to try to influence a situation that you should not be involved in, for example by telling someone what to do or giving them advice that they do not want: · I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interfere, but I didn't want Glenda to be upset.· The protestors were peaceful, and the police decided not to interfere.interfere in: · She has no right to interfere in her son's marriage.· The US was accused of interfering in China's internal affairs. ► meddle to interfere in a situation that you do not understand or know enough about, and that someone else is responsible for dealing with: meddle in: · Church leaders shouldn't meddle in politics.meddle with: · Most of us don't know our neighbors well enough to meddle with their lives. ► poke/stick your nose into informal to ask questions about someone else's private life and give them advice they do not want, in a way that annoys them: · No one wants the government sticking its nose into the personal affairs of citizens.· She's one of these people who is always poking her nose into other people's business. ► put/shove/stick your oar in British informal /butt in American informal to give your opinion or advice to someone when they do not want it, because it is a private situation: · I don't want your dad over here sticking his oar in. ► intrude to become involved in someone's private affairs when you know you have no right to be involved - use this especially when saying that you want to avoid doing this: · I don't want to intrude, but are you all right?· Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude. I didn't realize you were on the phone.intrude on: · It's very important not to intrude on the family's grief, whilst still helping with the funeral arrangements.intrude into: · Companies should not have the right to intrude into employees' personal lives by giving them psychological tests. NOUN► life· He didn't want to intrude into your life.· I have no right to intrude on their lives.· Chaos intrudes into the lives of the characters in Grand Canyon.· A sense that she had no right to intrude into their lives.· I do not intend to intrude on your life, or impinge in any direct manner.· She was lovely, and lovely women ought not to intrude into the lives of lonely men. 1to interrupt someone or become involved in their private affairs, in an annoying and unwanted way: Would I be intruding if I came with you?intrude into/on/upon Employers should not intrude into the private lives of their employees.2to come into a place or situation, and have an unwanted effectintrude on It is to be hoped that TV cameras never intrude on this peaceful place. |