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Vorrücken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
  • encroachment noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.

Senses

Vorrücken is used for these senses in English:

  • advance (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]
  • encroachment An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.

advance — full definition

  1. verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
  2. verb To give money before it is normally due.
  3. noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
  4. adj Happening or done ahead of time.

encroachment — full definition

  1. noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
  2. noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighbouring or public land.

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