What is another word for intrude?

What is another word for intrude?

Find another word for intrude. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for intrude, like: interrupt, interfere, trespass, encroach, leave, interlope, meddle, impose, bother, cut in and disturb.

How do you use intrude?

1. I’m sorry to intrude, but I need to talk to someone.
2. intrude into/on/upon somebody/something legislation to stop newspapers from intruding on people’s private lives.
3. We should not intrude upon their private grief.

What does sorry to intrude mean?

to go into a place or be involved in a situation where you are not wanted or do not belong: Sorry to intrude, but I wanted to insure that this got to your attention.

What is the verb form of intrude?

verb (used without object), in·trud·ed, in·trud·ing. to thrust oneself without permission or welcome: to intrude upon their privacy.

What is the antonyms of intrude?

Opposite of to intrude on someone else’s territory, rights, business or personal affairs. give. ignore. respect. keep off.

What are some antonyms for the word intrude?

antonyms for intrude

• erase.
• please.
• subtract.
• leave.
• leave alone.
• withdraw.

What preposition goes with intrude?

“Intrude” is an intransitive verb so needs the preposition following. I’ve never seen “intrude” used with any preposition other than “on” but that is a stylistic matter, I think. “Invade” is transitive and should not take the preposition.

What does I don’t want to intrude mean?

to become involved in a situation in a way that is not welcome to other people, for example by getting involved in their private lives. I was very concerned about her, but I didn’t want to intrude.

What is the meaning of the word flitting?

fly
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower. to flutter, as a bird. to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by.

What is the root word for intrude?

early 15c., in an ecclesiastical sense, “take possession of (a prebend) not rightfully one’s own,” a back-formation from intrusion, or else from Latin intrudere “to thrust in, force in,” from in- “in” (from PIE root *en “in”) + trudere “to thrust, push,” from PIE *treud- “to press, push, squeeze” (see threat).