Encroach

Definition

encroach /Çn'krǝƱtʃ/ v ~ (on/upon sth) က်ဴးေက်ာ္သည္။ ထိပါးသည္။ ခ်င္းနင္းသည္။ 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) ပိုင္နက္ က်ဴးလြန္ျခင္း။ ဝင္ေရာက္စြက္ဖက္ျခင္း။ ထိပါးျခင္း။ ခ်င္းနင္းျခင္း။ measures to protect against encroachment by property developers ❍ the encroachment of the desert ❍ encroachments on freedom of speech.

Examples

1. [encroach on/upon] : The federal government is encroaching on a state issue.
2. [encroach on/upon] : Housing developments continue to encroach on wildlife habitats.
3. [encroach on/upon] : I didn’t want work to encroach any more on my spare time.