encroach
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/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/
intransitive verb
R
to gradually take over or infringe upon (someone's rights, space, or privacy)
He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.
R
to spread into an area gradually and without permission
The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.
translation
to gradually take over or infringe upon (someone's rights, space, or privacy); to spread into an area gradually and without permission
Word Forms
3rd Present
encroaches
Past
encroached
Perfect
encroached
Progressive
encroaching