intervene
to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
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.
Origin of intervene
1Other words for intervene
Other words from intervene
- re·in·ter·vene, verb (used without object), re·in·ter·vened, re·in·ter·ven·ing.
- un·in·ter·ven·ing, adjective
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How to use intervene in a sentence
Raffensperger requested state legislation that allows the state to intervene in counties that have systemic problems with election administration, including in counties that did not count all the votes that were cast.
Live updates: Georgia secretary of state issues correction, saying certification of its general election results is still under way | John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz, Michelle Lee | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostPauli’s father decided to intervene, suggesting that he seek out Carl Jung for therapy.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners | Paul Halpern | November 18, 2020 | Nautilus“There’s no doubt that had we not intervened and destroyed this nest, we would be starting with that number of 200,” he said during the news conference this week.
A nest filled with hundreds of ‘murder hornets’ was destroyed ‘just in the nick of time,’ officials say | Teo Armus | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostOther times, it offers them the chance to intervene when they don’t like what they’re seeing.
Distance learning is straining parent-teacher relationships | Ashley Fetters | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostThat means Raffensperger could well be in office during a loss of historic proportions for his own party — and, as a result, endure weeks of increasingly intense pressure to somehow intervene.
His fellow Republicans turned on him, but Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger isn’t backing down | Reis Thebault, Amy Gardner | November 12, 2020 | Washington Post
Yet their work lives on, and hardly seems to have lost any of its vitality during the intervening years.
Israelis have been intervening in American politics for years.
The Inside Story of U.S. Meddling in Israel’s Elections | Aaron David Miller | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn November 24, 1986, the NSPG met from 2:00 until 3:45 in the afternoon to discuss developments in the intervening two weeks.
How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations | Malcolm Byrne | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEventually, the U.S. pulled back from intervening in Syria—well, at least for a year or so.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI suppose in the intervening years I always assumed someone else would make a film about him.
Vogue Photographer Erwin Blumenfeld: Secrets of a Fashion Legend | Tim Teeman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot much use as the high crests hid the intervening hinterland from view, even from the crow's nests.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonIf not, he must carefully study the intervening pages with painstaking—for when once learned, no further difficulty can arise.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)This has held true ever since, and completely exemplifies all the intervening operations of Mr O'Connell.
The tower, rising high above shrubs and intervening rocks, rendered a guide unnecessary.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneIn the intervening distance is Caryanda165 a harbour, and an island of the same name, occupied by Caryandians.
British Dictionary definitions for intervene
/ (ˌɪntəˈviːn) /
(often foll by in) to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome
(foll by in 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
Origin of intervene
1Derived forms of intervene
- intervener or intervenor, noun
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