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- Dictionaryintervene/ˌɪntəˈviːn/
verb
- 1. take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events: "he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute" Similar
- 2. extend or occur between events: "seizures typically recur at regular intervals, with weeks or months intervening between seizures"
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INTERVENE definition: 1. to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTERVENE is to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events. How to use intervene in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intervene.
INTERVENE meaning: 1. to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it…. Learn more.
to occur or happen between other events or periods: Nothing important intervened between the meetings. (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder: We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened. to interfere with force or a threat of force: to intervene in the affairs of another country.
verb. occur between other events or between certain points of time. “the war intervened between the birth of her two children” see more. verb. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force. “Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?” synonyms: interfere, interpose, step in. see more. Pronunciation. US.
a. To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development: "Every gardener faces choices about how and how much to intervene in nature's processes" (Dora Galitzki). b. To interfere, usually through force or threat of force, in the affairs of another nation.
intervene in British English. (ˌɪntəˈviːn ) verb (intransitive) 1. (often foll by in) to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome. 2. (foll by in or between) to come or be (among or between) 3. (of a period of time) to occur between events or points in time.
[intransitive] to happen in a way that delays something or prevents it from happening. They were planning to get married and then the war intervened. [intransitive] (formal) to exist between two events or places. I saw nothing of her during the years that intervened. Word Origin.
to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop a fight, argument, problem, etc: Government officials refused to intervene in the recent disputes. [ + to do sth ] The forces intervened to stop the attack.
If you intervene, you interrupt a conversation in order to add something to it. Hernandez intervened and told me to stop it. Synonyms: interrupt , involve yourself , put your oar in , interpose yourself More Synonyms of intervene
