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
- verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- verb To give money before it is normally due.
- noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
- adj Happening or done ahead of time.
encroachment — full definition
- noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
- noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighboring or public land.
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