English dictionary
trespass
nounPronunciation
/ˈtɹɛspəs/
/ˈtɹɛspæs/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- An intentional interference with another's property or person.
- Sin
verb
- To commit an offence; to sin.
- To offend against, to wrong (someone).
- To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
- To enter someone else's property illegally.
- To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
- To decree that a person shall be arrested for trespassing if he or she returns to someone else's land.
Example sentences
to trespass upon the time or patience of another
The dean trespassed the streaker from his university.