Encroaching — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

advance beyond the usual limit

impinge or infringe upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌstbɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌstbɪnz/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ/.

Examples

This impinges on my rights as an individual
This matter entrenches on other domains
we moved back from the encroaching tide

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trench invasive trespassing encroach entrench infringe impinge

Parts of Speech

verb	advance beyond the usual limit
verb	impinge or infringe upon “This impinges on my rights as an individual”
adjective	gradually intrusive without right or permission “we moved back from the encroaching tide”

Word Forms

encroachment	noun	any entry into an area not previously occupied
encroacher	noun	someone who enters by force in order to conquer
infringement	noun	an act that disregards an agreement or a right
impingement	noun	influencing strongly
impinging	noun	the physical coming together of two or more things
invade	verb	to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eingreifend

über das übliche Maß hinausgehen

🇫🇷French

empiétant

avancer au-delà de la limite habituelle

🇪🇸Spanish

invadiendo

avanzar más allá del límite habitual

🇮🇹Italian

invadente

avanzare oltre il limite abituale

🇳🇱Dutch

opdringerig

verder gaan dan de gebruikelijke limiet

🇵🇹Portuguese

invadindo

avançar além do limite habitual

🇷🇺Russian

вторгающийся

выйти за рамки обычного лимита

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अतिक्रमण

सामान्य सीमा से आगे बढ़ें

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு

வழக்கமான வரம்பை தாண்டி முன்னேறுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్రమించడం

సాధారణ పరిమితికి మించి ముందుకు సాగండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिक्रमण

नेहमीच्या मर्यादेपेक्षा पुढे जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિક્રમણ

સામાન્ય મર્યાદાથી આગળ વધવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಣ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ ಮುನ್ನಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കയ്യേറ്റം

സാധാരണ പരിധിക്കപ്പുറം മുന്നേറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾਬੰਦੀ

ਆਮ ਸੀਮਾ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تجاوزات

معمول کی حد سے آگے بڑھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵占

超出通常限制

🇯🇵Japanese

侵入する

通常の限界を超えて前進する

🇰🇷Korean

침입하다

평소 한도를 넘어서 발전하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấn chiếm

vượt quá giới hạn thông thường

🇹🇭Thai

บุกรุก

ก้าวหน้าเกินขอบเขตปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melanggar batas

maju melampaui batas biasanya

🇵🇭Filipino

panghihimasok

sumulong nang higit sa karaniwang limitasyon

🇲🇾Malay

menceroboh

maju melebihi had biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعدي

تقدم إلى ما هو أبعد من الحد المعتاد

🇮🇷Persian

تجاوز کردن

فراتر از حد معمول پیشرفت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tecavüz edici

olağan sınırın ötesine ilerlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פולש

להתקדם מעבר לגבול הרגיל

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