Advertisement
Advertisement
intervene
[ in-ter-veen ]
verb (used without object)
- to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
Synonyms: ,
- to occur or be between two things.
- 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.
- Law. to interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties.
intervene
/ ˌɪԳəˈː /
verb
- often foll by in to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome
- foll byin or between to come or be (among or between)
- (of a period of time) to occur between events or points in time
- (of an event) to disturb or hinder a course of action
- economics to take action to affect the market forces of an economy, esp to maintain the stability of a currency
- law to interpose and become a party to a legal action between others, esp in order to protect one's interests
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٱˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·ٱ·Ա verb (used without object) reintervened reintervening
- ܲi·ٱ·iԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intervene1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intervene1
Example Sentences
I heard one of them had to shut down an eagle cam because they were mad at the park service, because they weren’t intervening.
Staff used chemical agents and nonlethal weapons to intervene and attempted to perform lifesaving measures, but Rodriguez was pronounced dead at an outside medical facility, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Often in the past, it has been because the governing body felt the need to intervene in some way.
A union spokesperson said: "Hundreds of highly skilled Spirit workers are facing an uncertain future. The UK government must now intervene to secure not just the workers but the future of Northern Ireland aerospace."
The Metropolitan Police said a member of London Marathon event staff intervened to remove the protesters from the path of the men's elite race, which was able to pass unobstructed moments later.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse