encroach

[US]/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/
[UK]/ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits; intrude on (a person's territory, rights, etc.)

Phrases & Collocations

encroach on

Example Sentences

encroach on a neighbor's land.

The sea is encroaching upon the land.

desert encroaching upon grassland.

the sea has encroached all round the coast.

encroach upon the interests of sb. for one's own good

His new house encroached on his neighbour's land.

New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.

rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room.

His new farm buildings encroached on his neighbour’s land.

The rearward bargeboard encroaches into this area and a pod wing rises up from the floor to also form the rear view mirror housing.

Real-world Examples

Urban development across Australia is increasingly encroaching on wild kangaroo habitats.

Source: China Daily Latest Collection

They encroached on almost all her time.

Source: 6 Minute English

Uh, that the bony tumors are growing inward and encroaching on his brain.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

To, say, avoid an encroaching predator.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

Pierce is not just encroaching on Kamin's business.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Midland is home to Dow Chemical, and the flooding is already encroaching on the company's main plant site.

Source: PBS English News

Pando has survived many millennia of changing climates and encroaching ice.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This pushes the entire coast back, encroaching on homes and destabilizing land.

Source: Vox opinion

Essentially what she's painting is this bleak picture of the encroaching disaster.

Source: Financial Times

The great combinations of capital have encroached upon the rights of the masses.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

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