interfere
verb (used without object)
to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed bywith ).
have been interfering
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present perfect progressiveof interfere.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But another squalid reality is that university authorities have been interfering in the criminal justice process.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2018
He concluded that their anger may have been interfering with their ability to heal by preventing them from relaxing and focusing on getting better.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2015
Analysts, diplomats and U.N. officials say Rwanda and Uganda have been interfering in eastern Congo for many years.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2012
The trouble with foreign affairs, he said in effect, is that they have been interfering with these goals far too long.
From Time Magazine Archive
And if you have been interfering again with the discipline of this ship, or meddling in affairs that don't concern you you can take the consequences, and be damned.
From Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
