trespass
verb /ˈtrespəs/
/ˈtrespæs/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they trespass | /ˈtrespəs/ /ˈtrespæs/ |
| he / she / it trespasses | /ˈtrespəsɪz/ /ˈtrespæsɪz/ |
| past simple trespassed | /ˈtrespəst/ /ˈtrespæst/ |
| past participle trespassed | /ˈtrespəst/ /ˈtrespæst/ |
| -ing form trespassing | /ˈtrespəsɪŋ/ /ˈtrespæsɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] trespass (on something) to enter land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to enter
- He told me I was trespassing on private land.
- The sign on the fence said ‘No trespassing’.
- [intransitive] (old use) to do something wrong
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from medieval Latin transpassare (see trans- and the verb pass).