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encroach
en·croach E0128500 (ĕn-krōch′)intr.v. en·croached, en·croach·ing, en·croach·es 1. To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily: encroach on a neighbor's land.2. To advance beyond proper or former limits: desert encroaching upon grassland.3. Football To commit encroachment.
[Middle English encrochen, to seize illegally, from Old French encrochier, to seize : en-, in; see en-1 + croc, hook (of Germanic origin).]
en·croach′er n.encroach (ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ) vb (intr) 1. (often foll by: on or upon) to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another2. to advance beyond the usual or proper limits[C14: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en-1 + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crook] enˈcroacher n enˈcroachingly adv enˈcroachment nen•croach (ɛnˈkroʊtʃ)
v.i. 1. to advance beyond established or proper limits; make gradual inroads. 2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. gradually or stealthily. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French encrocher, Old French encrochier to catch hold of, seize =en- en-1 + -crochier, v. derivative of croc hook < Germanic] en•croach′er, n. en•croach′ment, n. syn: See trespass. encroach
Past participle: encroached
Gerund: encroaching
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| encroach | | encroach |
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| I encroach | | you encroach | | he/she/it encroaches | | we encroach | | you encroach | | they encroach |
| Preterite |
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| I encroached | | you encroached | | he/she/it encroached | | we encroached | | you encroached | | they encroached |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am encroaching | | you are encroaching | | he/she/it is encroaching | | we are encroaching | | you are encroaching | | they are encroaching |
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| I have encroached | | you have encroached | | he/she/it has encroached | | we have encroached | | you have encroached | | they have encroached |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was encroaching | | you were encroaching | | he/she/it was encroaching | | we were encroaching | | you were encroaching | | they were encroaching |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had encroached | | you had encroached | | he/she/it had encroached | | we had encroached | | you had encroached | | they had encroached |
| Future |
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| I will encroach | | you will encroach | | he/she/it will encroach | | we will encroach | | you will encroach | | they will encroach |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have encroached | | you will have encroached | | he/she/it will have encroached | | we will have encroached | | you will have encroached | | they will have encroached |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be encroaching | | you will be encroaching | | he/she/it will be encroaching | | we will be encroaching | | you will be encroaching | | they will be encroaching |
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| I have been encroaching | | you have been encroaching | | he/she/it has been encroaching | | we have been encroaching | | you have been encroaching | | they have been encroaching |
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| I will have been encroaching | | you will have been encroaching | | he/she/it will have been encroaching | | we will have been encroaching | | you will have been encroaching | | they will have been encroaching |
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| I had been encroaching | | you had been encroaching | | he/she/it had been encroaching | | we had been encroaching | | you had been encroaching | | they had been encroaching |
| Conditional |
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| I would encroach | | you would encroach | | he/she/it would encroach | | we would encroach | | you would encroach | | they would encroach |
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| I would have encroached | | you would have encroached | | he/she/it would have encroached | | we would have encroached | | you would have encroached | | they would have encroached |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | encroach - advance beyond the usual limitimpinge, infringeadvance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" | | 2. | encroach - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"impinge, trench, entrenchtake advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" |
encroachverb intrude, invade, trespass, infringe, usurp, impinge, trench, overstep, make inroads, impose yourself He doesn't like people to encroach on his territory.Translationsencroach (inˈkrəutʃ) : enˈcroach on to advance into; invade. to encroach on someone's land/rights. 侵佔，侵犯 侵占，侵犯 enˈcroachment noun 侵佔，侵犯 侵犯encroach
encroach (up)on (something)To approach or cross a literal or figurative boundary. That fool next door totally encroached upon my land when he built his new fence. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to encroach on your authority by assigning work to your interns.See also: encroachencroach (up)on someone or somethingto infringe or trespass on someone or something; to move into the space belonging to someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I did not mean to encroach upon your property. I need lots of space. Don't encroach on me.See also: encroach, onencroach on or encroach uponv. To advance or extend toward or into something beyond its proper or former limits: The weeds in my neighbor's yard are encroaching on my lawn. At the edge of the village, the desert encroaches upon grassland.See also: encroach, onEncyclopediaSeeencroachmentencroach
encroachv. to build a structure which is in whole or in part across the property line of another's real property. This may occur due to incorrect surveys, guesses or miscalculations by builders and/or owners when erecting a building. The solutions vary from giving the encroaching party an easement or lease (for a price, usually) for the lifetime of the building, or if the structure is small, actually moving it onto the owner's own property. (See: encroachment) encroach
Synonyms for encroachverb intrudeSynonyms- intrude
- invade
- trespass
- infringe
- usurp
- impinge
- trench
- overstep
- make inroads
- impose yourself
Synonyms for encroachverb advance beyond the usual limitSynonymsRelated Words- advance
- march on
- move on
- progress
- pass on
- go on
verb impinge or infringe uponSynonymsRelated Words |