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   intervene

   /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 intercedeinvolve oneselfget involvedinterpose oneselfinsinuate oneselfstep incut inmediatearbitrateconciliatenegotiateact as peacemakeract as an intermediaryinterfereintrude
   • ▪ (of an event or circumstance) occur as a delay or obstacle to something being done: "Christmas intervened and the investigation was suspended" Similar occurhappentake placearisecrop upmaterializecome aboutresultensuefollowsuperveneliterary:come to passbefallbetidearchaic:hap
   • ▪ interrupt verbally: "‘It's true!’ he intervened"
   • ▪ become involved in a lawsuit as a third party.
   • 2. extend or occur between events: "seizures typically recur at regular intervals, with weeks or months intervening between seizures"
   • ▪ be situated between things: "the snowy peaks of the Himalayas stood glistening in the far distance, high above the wooded mountains that intervened"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘come in as an extraneous factor or thing’): from Latin intervenire, from inter- ‘between’ + venire ‘come’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. intervener noun
   • 2. intervenient adjective
   • 3. intervenor noun

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   • English (US)

     INTERVENE meaning: 1. to intentionally become involved in a...

   • Intervene in Arabic

     INTERVENE translate: يَتدخّل. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Intervene in Russian

     INTERVENE translate: вступаться, посредничать , прерывать ,...

   • Intervene in Polish

     INTERVENE translate: interweniować, wtrącać się, przerywać,...

   • Simplified

     INTERVENE translate: 卷入, 干涉，干预；调停, 发生于其间, 发生于其间. Learn more...

   • Traditional

     INTERVENE translate: 捲入, 干涉，干預；調停, 發生於其間, 發生於其間. Learn more...

   • Znaczenie Intervene, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     intervene definicja: 1. to intentionally become involved in...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     INTERVENE translate: can thiệp, ở giữa. Learn more in the...

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   INTERVENE meaning: 1. to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it…. Learn more.

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