When someone says, “I hate to intrude, but…” you can bet she is in fact going to interrupt your conversation or insert her opinion, even though it isn’t wanted. House burglars also intrude, but they don’t usually announce it first.
To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass;
Verb
thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don''t intrude on the viewer"
Verb
enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"
Verb
enter unlawfully on someone''s property; "Don''t trespass on my land!"
v. i.
To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without
invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to
intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of
another.
v. t.
To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially,
to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's
presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another.
v. t.
To enter by force; to invade.
v. t.
The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices
of rocks.
Intrude
Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced.
Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them.
Intrude
Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud?3.
To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass;
To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome;
Usage Examples
I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.
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