intruded; intruding
1
: to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
2
: to enter as a geologic intrusion
1
: to thrust or force in or upon someone or something especially without permission, welcome, or fitness
intruded himself into their lives
2
: to cause to enter as if by force
intruder
noun
Synonyms
Examples of intrude in a Sentence
Excuse me, sir. I don't mean to intrude, but you have a phone call.
Would I be intruding if I came along with you?
The plane intruded into their airspace.
Reporters constantly intruded into the couple's private life.
He didn't want to intrude upon their conversation.
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Ideas intrude which are shameful, sad, even obscene and immoral.
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Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Regina moves in with them, promising adventures to Lacy, but roommate challenges intrude on the friendship.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 28 June 2024
Water intruding under an ice sheet opens new cavities and those cavities allow more water, which in turn melts even larger sections of ice, the British Antarctic Survey concluded.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Background details in the trailer point to Samus intruding on some sort of alien civil war, with familiar-looking Space Pirates firing on each other amid a barrage of anti-aircraft lasers.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
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Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Regina moves in with them, promising adventures to Lacy, but roommate challenges intrude on the friendship.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 28 June 2024
Water intruding under an ice sheet opens new cavities and those cavities allow more water, which in turn melts even larger sections of ice, the British Antarctic Survey concluded.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Background details in the trailer point to Samus intruding on some sort of alien civil war, with familiar-looking Space Pirates firing on each other amid a barrage of anti-aircraft lasers.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
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“Intrude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intrude. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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intrude
verb
in·trude
in-ˈtrüd 
intruded; intruding
1
: to bring or force in unasked
2
: to come or go in without invitation
intruder
noun
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