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- ENCROACH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Encroach carries the meaning of "intrude," both in terms of privilege and property The word can also hop over legal barriers to describe a general advancement beyond desirable or normal limits (such as a hurricane that encroaches on the mainland)
- ENCROACHING Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
advancing beyond proper, accepted, or usual limits; making gradual inroads into or onto something We cleared out the encroaching weeds along the edge of the driveway and trimmed the plantain trees trespassing on the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or gradually
- ENCROACH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ENCROACH definition: to take control or possession of something in a gradual way and often without being noticed: Learn more
- ENCROACH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
2 meanings: 1 to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another 2 to advance beyond Click for more definitions
- Encroach - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
To encroach is to overstep your bounds, to take over space or rights that belong to another, like your brother whose mess always encroaches on your side of the room you share The verb encroach comes from the Old French word encrochier, meaning “seize, fasten on, catch with a hook ”
- Encroaching - definition of encroaching by The Free Dictionary
To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily: encroach on a neighbor's land 2 To advance beyond proper or former limits: desert encroaching upon grassland 3 Football To commit encroachment
- encroach verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of encroach verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive] encroach (on upon something) (disapproving) to begin to affect or use up too much of somebody’s time, rights, personal life, etc I won't encroach on your time any longer He never allows work to encroach upon his family life
- What does encroaching mean? - Definitions. net
Encroaching generally refers to intruding on, infringing upon, or advancing gradually beyond the usual or acceptable limits This can relate to physical boundaries, personal space, rights, rules, or any other figurative boundaries
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