trespass
Syllables: tres·pass/ˈtɹɛspəs/US/ˈtɹɛspæs/
trespass noun: an intentional interference with another's property or person.
Noun
trespass (countable and uncountable, plural trespasses)
- An intentional interference with another's property or person.
- External infrastructure issues such as severe weather and trespass caused 17.1% of [train] cancellations, [...].2019 December 18, Andrew Roden, “New measurements reveal improvement in punctuality”, in Rail, page 24
- Network Rail has produced a free downloadable comic highlighting the consequences of railway trespass. Between March 23 and April 26, there were 1,024 trespass incidents on the railway. [...] it is based on the company's award-winning safety film 18, which shows the dangers of trespass, especially...2020 June 17, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71
- sin
- Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:14–15
Verb
trespass (third-person singular simple present trespasses, present participle trespassing, simple past and past participle trespassed)
- To commit an offence; to sin.
- In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 28:22
- Synonyms:
- transgress
- To offend against, to wrong (someone).
- And forgeve us oure trespases, even as we forgeve them which trespas us.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew vj:[14]
- To go too far; to put someone to inconvenience by demand or importunity; to intrude.
- to trespass upon the time or patience of another
- "Indeed I have, sir," was her answer. "She is a great deal too ill to be moved. Mr. Jones says we must not think of moving her. We must trespass a little longer on your kindness."1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- cross the line
- To enter someone else's property illegally.
- To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
- Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce […] trespassed out of this uncertain world.1523–1525, Jean Froissart, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (translator), Froissart's Chronicles
- To subject [someone] to a trespass notice, formally notifying them that they are prohibited from entry to a property, such that any current or future presence there will constitute trespass, (especially) criminal trespass
- The dean trespassed the streaker from his university.
- A year ago a sheep-man was allowing his flocks to trespass on another public-domain licensee. At his third offense, after warnings, he was "trespassed" and given a fairly stiff fine and a warning that a fourth offense would cost him his grazing rights.1946 January 26, Neil M. Clark, “Hoof Highway”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 218, number 30, page 52
trespass meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
trespass in Hindi
- law
- अतिक्रमण atikramaṇ, अतिचार aticār
trespass in Tamil
- அத்து மீறுகை, அத்துமீறுகை, எல்லை, வரம்பு கடந்து போதல், எல்லை கடந்து செல்லுதல், நெறி திறம்பல்
trespass in Urdu
- trespass, limit
- تجاوز tajāvuz
trespass in Bengali
- অনধিকার প্রবেশ
More languagesFewer languages
- trespass in Telugu
- అతిక్రమం, అతిక్రమణ
- trespass in Malayalam
- അതിർത്തിലംഘിക്കുക, അതിക്രമിച്ചു കടക്കുക
- trespass in Kannada
- ಎಲ್ಲೆಮೀರು, ಕಟ್ಟಲೆಮೀರು, ಅತಿಕ್ರಮ ಪ್ರವೇಶಮಾಡು, ಅಪ್ಪಣೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸು
- trespass in Punjabi
- ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ulaṅghṇā
- trespass in Gujarati
- અતિક્રમણ કરો
- trespass in Vietnamese
- vi phạm, xâm phạm
Examples of trespass in a sentence
- Network Rail has produced a free downloadable comic highlighting the consequences of railway trespass.2020 June 17, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71:
- The entire police force has in effect been trespassed from a Wellington property to stop officers checking whether a heavy-sleeping offender is complying with an overnight bail curfew.2012 June 21, Greg O'Connor, “Criminal trespasses police officers”, in Stuff:
Synonyms of trespass
Forms of trespass
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | trespasses |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | trespasses |
| present participle | trespassing |
| past participle | trespassed |
| past | trespassed |
Origin of trespass
Borrowed into Middle English trespas, from Old French trespas (“passage; offense against the law”), from trespasser.
From Middle English trespassen, borrowed from Old French trespasser (“to go across or over, transgress”), from tres- (“across, over”) + passer (“to pass”).
Words formed from trespass
Phrases with trespass
Questions about trespass
- What does trespass mean?
- Trespass means an intentional interference with another's property or person.
- What is trespass in Hindi?
- Trespass in Hindi is अतिक्रमण (atikramaṇ), अतिचार (aticār). See Trespass meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use trespass in a sentence?
- Network Rail has produced a free downloadable comic highlighting the consequences of railway trespass.
- What part of speech is trespass?
- Trespass can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce trespass?
- Trespass is pronounced /ˈtɹɛspæs/ (US).
- What is the plural of trespass?
- The plural of trespass is trespasses.
Words near trespass in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trespass (page history and authors); trespass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); تجاوز (Urdu) (page history and authors); trespass (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trespass (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); trespass (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); trespass (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਉਲੰਘਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); trespass (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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