intervene | English to English Dictionary

English to English

intervene

(,/I/nt/@/r'v/i/n )

get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force(verb.social)

Example:
Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?.

Synonym:
interfere, interpose, step in

source: wordnet30
be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events(verb.stative)

Example:
This interludes intervenes between the two movements.
Eight days intervened.

source: wordnet30
occur between other event or between certain points of time(verb.change)

Example:
The war intervened between the birth of her two children.

source: wordnet30
To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.(verb)

source: webster1913
To come between.(verb)

source: webster1913

English Word Index:
A . B . C . D . E . F . G . H . I . J . K . L . M . N . O . P . Q . R . S . T . U . V . W . X . Y . Z

Indonesian Word Index:
A . B . C . D . E . F . G . H . I . J . K . L . M . N . O . P . Q . R . S . T . U . V . W . X . Y . Z