encroach upon

• Phrasales Verb, das das allmähliche Eindringen in die Rechte, das Territorium oder die Privatsphäre einer Person bezeichnet, oft unerwünscht oder schädlich.

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

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Intrude graduallyformal

   To gradually take away someone's rights, privileges, or personal space.

   Eindringen in

   • The new law encroaches upon citizens' privacy rights.
   • His constant questions encroached upon her personal time.
   • The expanding city encroaches upon the surrounding farmland.

   Synonymeimpinge onintrude oninvadeoverstep

   Antonymehonorleaverespectretreatwithdraw

2. Trespass or invadeformal

   To gradually advance beyond usual or acceptable limits, especially into someone else's territory.

   Eindringen oder Übergreifen

   • The neighbor's fence encroaches upon our property.
   • The forest is slowly encroaching upon the abandoned village.
   • The company's expansion encroaches upon the local wildlife habitat.

   Synonymeimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antonymerespectretreatwithdraw

Grundverbencroach