MEANING
To thrust into attention or force upon others, or to intrude without being wanted.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- obtrude an opinion
- obtrude upon the scene
On the page
He refused to obtrude his opinion on a conversation he had only just entered.
A bright modern sign obtruded upon the quiet façade.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- obtrude
- Past tense
- obtruded
- Past participle
- obtruded
- Present participle
- obtruding
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- obtrude
- Present continuous
- am/is/are obtruding
- Present perfect
- have/has obtruded
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been obtruding
- Past
- obtruded
- Past continuous
- was/were obtruding
- Past perfect
- had obtruded
- Past perfect continuous
- had been obtruding
- Future
- will obtrude
- Future continuous
- will be obtruding
- Future perfect
- will have obtruded
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been obtruding
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: obtrude; obtrudes; obtruded; obtruded; obtruding Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: obtrudes.
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