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
The weekly reports have always been published by scientists and other public health professionals alone, without other branches of the government intervening.
AstraZeneca resumed its COVID-19 vaccine trials after uncovering a mysterious reaction | Claire Maldarelli | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHancock said the new rule will be “rigorously enforced by police,” who currently have no powers to intervene when up to 30 people gather.
As the U.K.’s coronavirus testing system struggles, the health secretary blames too many ‘inappropriate’ tests | David Meyer | September 9, 2020 | FortuneIn the next few years, the company also plans to work to identify specific employees who may be at risk for developing a certain conditions and intervene, according to Lee.
Alphabet’s Verily plans to use big data to help employers predict health insurance costs | Rachel Schallom | August 25, 2020 | FortuneIt points to Russia, where Yandex was reportedly able to make mobile gains against Google, after antitrust regulators intervened, as provisional evidence for this predicted outcome.
DuckDuckGo: Google’s mobile share would drop 20% with new search choice screen | Greg Sterling | August 10, 2020 | Search Engine LandNBC 7 got its hands on all three of the legal reviews, and after publishing a story last week detailing the failures of officials who brokered a deal that disproportionately benefited developers, Elliott’s office intervened.
Morning Report: SDPD Has Ticketed Dozens for ‘Seditious Language’ | Voice of San Diego | August 3, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Nothing in it was meant to change the basic operations of the capitalist economy or to intervene aggressively in class relations.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPlease, Your Excellencies, consider my case with justice and intervene on my behalf.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike | IranWire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStarr stresses that universities are required under Title IX to investigate and intervene in sexual assault cases.
Many Syrian rebels remain furious with what they view as a cynical U.S. decision to intervene in Syria against ISIS but not Assad.
The Battle for Aleppo: A Decisive Fight for ISIS, Assad, and the USA | Jamie Dettmer | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven if he had wanted to intervene, he couldn't have as he is "no Arnold Schwarzenegger," as he says.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up | Tim Teeman | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow and then Fortunio had to intervene, to make plainer to this ignorant Piedmontese mind the Marquise's questions.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHis lordship would not intervene; he swore he hoped the cub would be flayed alive by Wilding.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniThe attack was so sudden that Walker went down, and Sanny was on top of him before anyone could intervene.
The Underworld | James C. WelshShe looked at him, yet across her eyes, as across her soul, the same misty curtain seemed to intervene.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonVanderbank had just debated, recalling engagements; which gave Mrs. Brook time to intervene.
The Awkward Age | Henry James
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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