Entrench — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fix firmly or securely

impinge or infringe upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntɹˈɛntʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntɹˈɛntʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntɹˈɛntʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntɹˈɛntʃ/.

Examples

This impinges on my rights as an individual
This matter entrenches on other domains
The troops dug in for the night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trench encroach intrench dig in impinge

Parts of Speech

verb	fix firmly or securely
verb	impinge or infringe upon “This impinges on my rights as an individual”
verb	occupy a trench or secured area “The troops dug in for the night”

Word Forms

impingement	noun	influencing strongly
impinging	noun	the physical coming together of two or more things
encroachment	noun	influencing strongly
entrenchment	noun	an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschanzen

fest oder sicher befestigen

🇫🇷French

retrancher

fixer fermement ou solidement

🇪🇸Spanish

atrincherar

fijar firmemente o de forma segura

🇮🇹Italian

trincerare

fissare saldamente o in modo sicuro

🇳🇱Dutch

verschansen

stevig of veilig bevestigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

entrincheirar

fixar com firmeza ou segurança

🇷🇺Russian

укреплять

прочно или надежно зафиксировать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोरचा करना

मजबूती से या सुरक्षित रूप से ठीक करें

🇮🇳Tamil

வேரூன்றி

உறுதியாக அல்லது பாதுகாப்பாக சரி

🇮🇳Telugu

పాతుకుపోయిన

గట్టిగా లేదా సురక్షితంగా పరిష్కరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवेश

घट्टपणे किंवा सुरक्षितपणे निराकरण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રવેશ

નિશ્ચિતપણે અથવા સુરક્ષિત રીતે ઠીક કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭದ್ರಪಡಿಸು

ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേരുറപ്പിക്കുക

ദൃഢമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സുരക്ഷിതമായി പരിഹരിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

داخل کرنا

مضبوطی سے یا محفوظ طریقے سے ٹھیک کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巩固

牢固地或牢固地固定

🇯🇵Japanese

塹壕を築く

しっかりと、または確実に固定する

🇰🇷Korean

참호를 쌓다

단단히 고정시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cố thủ

sửa chữa chắc chắn hoặc an toàn

🇹🇭Thai

คูน้ำ

แก้ไขอย่างแน่นหนาหรือแน่นหนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkubu

perbaiki dengan kuat atau aman

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtibayin

ayusin nang matatag o ligtas

🇲🇾Malay

mengukuhkan

betulkan dengan kukuh atau selamat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترسيخ

إصلاح بقوة أو بشكل آمن

🇮🇷Persian

سنگر گرفتن

محکم یا ایمن ثابت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sağlamlaştırmak

sıkıca veya güvenli bir şekilde sabitleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַפֵּר

לתקן בצורה יציבה או מאובטחת

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