encroach

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения постепенного вторжения на чью-либо территорию, в чьи-либо права или личное пространство, часто нежелательным или вредным образом.

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.

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

   Synonymsimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antonymsrespectretreatwithdraw

2. Advance beyond limitsC1formal

   To gradually advance beyond usual or acceptable limits.

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

   Synonymsimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antonymsrecederetreatwithdraw

Phrasal variantsencroach upon