Definitions for intervene

Definitions for (verb) intervene

Main entry: intervene

Definition: occur between other event or between certain points of time

Usage: the war intervened between the birth of her two children


Main entry: interfere, interpose, intervene, step in

Definition: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

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


Main entry: intervene

Definition: be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events

Usage: This interludes intervenes between the two movements; Eight days intervened


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