English Explanatory Dictionary

intervene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
  2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
  3. To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
  4. To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
  5. To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
  6. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈviːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intervene.wav

Word forms

intervene intervenes intervening intervened

Etymology

Back-formation from intervention, and/or from Latin interveniō (“come between”, verb).

Synonyms

interfere step in interrupt

Related words

intervener intervention

Derived words

intervenability intervenable intervenee intervenor interventive reintervene

Translations

Bulgarian: намирам се между German: dazwischenkommen German: eintreten German: vorfallen German: ereignen Greek: μεσολαβώ Hungarian: közbeesik Hungarian: közben eltelik Hungarian: megtörténik Hungarian: bekövetkezik Hungarian: lezajlik Russian: пройти
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