to barge
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6.0
- verb
- /bɑrdʒ/
- Informal
:
abrirse paso
- You can't just barge in whenever you feel like it.
- sorry to barge in
- barge into a room
- barge through the door
He told them, please don't like barge into my room.
- He told them, please don't like barge into my room.
- The charging order says, unlike California, you can't barge into this LLC and sell the asset.
- Yeah, Wes barges in sometimes still, but it's, you know, we try and, like, give each other some privacy, both from us and from the kids.
Examples
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I'm sorry to barge in on you like this, Mr. Sacks.
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Sorry to barge in on you all.
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I look down and I see a guy barge in through the bedroom, the guest bedroom down here.
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I did not mean to barge in like this.
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Sorry to barge in like this but--
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Mom, how many times have I asked you not to barge in here?
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You can't just barge in here like that.
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You can't just barge in here.
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- Hey, you can't just barge in here.
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I was surprised when he chose to barge into the conversation without waiting for his turn.
Synonyms
59
5.5
Enter a room or conversation suddenly and rudely without being invited
6
3.6
To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way
To push forward through a crowd to get ahead
Antonyms
Idioms
Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A system of canals in New York State that links the Great Lakes, the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
How Rude
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5.7
- Informal
42
6.0
- Informal
21
4.4
∞
1.0
19
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb barge meaning to push into a place rudely comes from the idea of a heavy boat forcing its way; big barges can shove through narrow spaces, so to 'barge in' is to force your way into a room or conversation.