intrude on

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intrude (up)on someone or something

to encroach on someone or something or matters that concern only someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I didn't mean to intrude upon you. Please don't intrude on our meeting. Please wait outside.

See also: intrude

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They would have none to witness their labours and intrude on their hopes, but the aged stones and grand old oaks. The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context No, certainly I must not approach him, I must not intrude on his reflections. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context We came here to seek retirement ourselves, not to intrude on your seclusion. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context			intervene intervene between intervene in intervene with interview for intimate intimate apparel intimate to intimate with intimidate intimidate into intimidate with into being into overdrive into the bargain into the pot into the wide blue yonder intoxicate with intrigue intrigue with introduce introduce into introduce to intrude intrude into intrude on intrude oneself into inundate with inure to invasion of privacy inveigh against inveigle inveigle into inveigle out of invent invest invest in invest time in invest with invite invite into some place invite out invite over invite to invoke on involve involve in involve with involved involved with irish			Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging Introverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving introverted personality Introverted Quatrain Introverted Quatrain Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Perceptive Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceiving Central introverting introverting introverting introvertish introvertive introverts introverts introverts INTRP INTRQ IntRR intrude intrude intrude intrude intrude intrude intrude illegally intrude into intrude on intrude oneself into intrude upon intruded intruded intruded intruded intruded tooth intruded tooth intruded tooth intruded tooth intruder intruder intruder intruder intruder intruder Intruder (crime) Intruder (crime) Intruder (crime) Intruder Alarm System Intruder Alarm System Intruder Alert Intruder Detection and Electrical Services Intruder Detection and Isolation Protocol Intruder Detection System Intruder Did It intruder operation Intruders Intruders Intruders

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