encroach

• Verb, das das allmähliche Eindringen in ein fremdes Gebiet, in die Rechte oder den persönlichen Bereich einer Person bezeichnet, oft unerwünscht oder schädlich.

A verb used to indicate the act of gradually intruding on someone's territory, rights, or personal space, often in a way that is unwelcome or harmful.

1. Intrude graduallyC1formal

   To gradually intrude on someone's rights, property, or personal space.

   Eindringen

   • The new building encroaches on our property line.
   • His constant questions encroached on her privacy.
   • The government's policies encroach upon individual freedoms.

   Synonymeimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antonymerespectretreatwithdraw

2. Advance beyond limitsC1formal

   To gradually advance beyond usual or acceptable limits.

   Übergreifen

   • The desert is encroaching on the farmland.
   • The forest encroaches on the village boundaries.
   • Urban development is encroaching on natural habitats.

   Synonymeimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antonymerecederetreatwithdraw

Phrasal-Variantenencroach upon