trespassing

«trespassing» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Going onto someone's land or into a building without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (trespassing — uncountable); verb (-ing form of trespass)

meaning for a pupil

Going onto someone's land or into a building without permission. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons and outdoors, pupils learn to obey signs saying "No Trespassing" or "Private Property", especially on farms, railways and building sites, because they can be dangerous. In stories, children trespassing in a garden may get into trouble. Phrases: no trespassing, trespassing on, trespassers will be prosecuted.

examples

• The sign said "No Trespassing". tree →
• They were caught trespassing in the farmer's field. tree →
• Trespassing on railway lines is dangerous and against the law. tree →
• We turned back because we would be trespassing. tree →
• Building sites are dangerous, so trespassing is not allowed. tree →
• The dog barked at the boy trespassing in the garden. tree →

note

The verb is "trespass"; a person who does it is a "trespasser". Uncountable as a noun. Safety: never go onto building sites, railway tracks or farms with animals without permission. In old prayers, "trespasses" means wrong things people have done.

In the corpora

• Going into someone's garden without asking is rude and is trespassing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «trespassing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.