посяга́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• encroach verb To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
• trespass verb To enter someone's land or property without permission.

Senses

посяга́ть is used for these senses in English:

• encroach (intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
• impinge (intransitive, rarely, transitive, figuratively) To interfere with.
• trespass (intransitive, now, _, rare) To commit an offence; to sin.

encroach — full definition

1. verb To take hold of or claim something for oneself.
2. verb To go further than you should into someone else's land or rights.
3. verb To move forward little by little, past the point where it should stop.

trespass — full definition

1. verb To enter someone's land or property without permission.
2. noun The act of entering private property without the owner's permission.
3. verb (dated or formal) To do wrong; to sin or offend against someone.

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