HyperDic: intervene

English > 3 senses of the word *intervene*:
VERB	social	intervene, step in, interfere, interpose	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat / threat of force
	stative	intervene	be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
	change	intervene	occur between other event or between certain points of time

intervene > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.nerviy'n; ih.nterviy'n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *intervene*: 3 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat / threat of force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"
Synonyms	step in, interfere, interpose
Narrower	interlope	encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
Narrower	meddle, tamper	intrude in other people's affairs or business
Broader	interact	Act together or towards others or with others
Spanish	interferir, intervenir
Catalan	interferir, intervenir
Nouns	intervenor	(law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
Nouns	intervention	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

English > *intervene*: 3 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"This interludes intervenes between the two movements" "Eight days intervened"
Broader	lie	Be located or situated somewhere
Spanish	intervenir
Catalan	intervenir

English > *intervene*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	Occur between other event or between certain points of time.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"the war intervened between the birth of her two children"
Broader	happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place	Come to pass

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