Encroach - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ|
Brit.
|ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ|
verb
- advance beyond the usual limit (syn: impinge, infringe)
- impinge or infringe upon (syn: entrench, impinge, trench)
- impinge or infringe upon (syn: entrench, impinge, trench)
Extra examples
The suburbs encroach further into the rural areas each year.
...each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches...
The sea has been encroaching (up)on the land for years.
Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual.
The fighting encroached further east.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: encroach
he/she/it: encroaches
present participle: encroaching
past tense: encroached
past participle: encroached
I/you/we/they: encroach
he/she/it: encroaches
present participle: encroaching
past tense: encroached
past participle: encroached
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