| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| intrude (v.) |
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| combines with the prepositions into, in, on, and upon: She burst into the room, intruding abruptly into his reverie. I hate to intrude in your deliberations. He hated to intrude on [upon] her privacy. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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