encroach
/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/
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American sound/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/
ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ
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ɪn - ˈkrəʊtʃ -> encroach
Myanmar meaning
(v) ကျူးကျော်သည်။ ထိပါးသည်။ ချင်းနင်းသည်။
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encroach /Çn'krǝƱtʃ/ v ~ (on/upon sth)
ကျူးကျော်သည်။ ထိပါးသည်။ ချင်းနင်းသည်။ encroach on sb's property ❍ encroach on the liberty of the individual ❍ The sea is gradually encroaching (ie washing the land away). ❍ signs of encroaching madness/middle age.
❏ encroachment n [U, C] ~ (on/upon sth) ပိုင်နက် ကျူးလွန်ခြင်း။ ဝင်ရောက်စွက်ဖက်ခြင်း။ ထိပါးခြင်း။ ချင်းနင်းခြင်း။
measures to protect against encroachment by property developers ❍ the encroachment of the desert ❍ encroachments on freedom of speech.
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intrude, impinge, infringe, invade, trespass, eat into, influence, make inroads, appropriate, arrogate, barge in, business, butt in, crash, elbow in, entrench, horn in, interfere, interpose, intervene, make inroads into, meddle, muscle in, overstep, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, trench, usurp, violate, work in, worm in
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