intervene (redirected from intervened)

in·ter·vene  (ntr-vn)

intr.v. in·ter·vened, in·ter·ven·ing, in·ter·venes

1. To come, appear, or lie between two things: You can't see the lake from there because the house intervenes.

2. To come or occur between two periods or points of time: A year intervened between the two dynasties.

3. To occur as an extraneous or unplanned circumstance: He would have his degree by now if his laziness hadn't intervened.

4.

a. To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development: "Every gardener faces choices about how and how much to intervene in nature's processes" Dora Galitzki.

b. To interfere, usually through force or threat of force, in the affairs of another nation.

5. Law To enter into a suit as a third party for one's own interests.

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[Latin intervenre : inter-, inter- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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inter·venor, inter·vener n.

inter·vention (-vnshn) n.

inter·vention·al adj.

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intervene

Verb

[-vening, -vened]

1. (often foll. by in)to involve oneself in a situation, esp. to prevent conflict

2. to interrupt a conversation

3. to happen so as to stop something: he hoped to play but a serious injury intervened

4. to come or be among or between: ten years had intervened since he had seen Joe [Latin intervenire to come between]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	intervene - get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" step in, interfere, interpose interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" meddle, tamper - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" interlope - encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license
	2.	intervene - be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened" lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	3.	intervene - occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

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intervene

verb 1. step in, (informal) interfere, mediate, intrude, intercede, arbitrate, interpose, take a hand (informal)

verb 2. interrupt, involve yourself, put your oar in, interpose yourself, put your two cents in U.S. (slang)

verb 3. happen, occur, take place, follow, succeed, arise, ensue, befall, materialize, come to pass, supervene

Translations

intervene [ɪntəˈviːn] vi → intervenir (= take part); participar (= occur); sobrevenir

intervene [ɪntəˈviːn] vi [time] → s'écouler (entre-temps); [event] → survenir; [person] → intervenir

intervene [ɪntəˈviːn] vi → eingreifen;

(event) → dazwischenkommen;

(time) → dazwischenliegen

intervene [ɪntəˈviːn] vi [time] → intercorrere; [event, person] → intervenire

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intervene

v intervene [intəˈviːn]

1 to interfere in a quarrel He intervened in the dispute.tussenbeide komيَتَدَخَّل في نِزاعнамесвам сеzasáhnoutgribe indeingreifenμεσολαβώ, παρεμβαίνωintervenirvahele segamaجدا کردن؛ پادرمیانی کردنpuuttuaintervenir (dans)לְהִתעָרֵבबीच में घटित होना, रोकना या पड़नाinterveniratiközbelép, beavatkozikikut campurskerast í leikinnintervenire仲裁をする중재하다įsikištiiejauktiescampur tangantussenbeide komengripe inn, legge seg i mellomwtrącać sięintervira inter­veni (în)вмешиватьсяzasiahnuť, zakročiťposredovatiintervenisatigå (träda) emellan, interveneraเกิดขึ้นkarışmak干預втручатисяمداخلت کرناcan thiệp干预

2 to be or come between, in place or time A week intervened before our next meeting.plaasgevindيقعُ، يَجيء، يَطْرأлежа междуuplynoutkomme imellemliegen zwischenμεσολαβώtranscurrirvahele tulemaمیان آمدنolla välissäs'écoulerלִקרוֹת בֵּינתַיִיםबीच मे आनाnalaziti se izmeđuközbeesik, közbejönberselangkoma á milliintercorrereはさまる사이에 있다būti tarpnotikt pa vidu (vietā un laikā)menghalangertussen liggenligge/komme imellomupłynąćdecorrera treceпроходитьuplynúťpriti vmesnaći se izmeđuinfalla, komma (ligga) emellanสอดแทรกaraya girmek介於бути міжزمان یا مکان کے دو عناصر کے درمیان واقع ہوناở giữa介于

n ˌinterˈvention [-ˈvenʃən]

(an) act of intervening (in a quarrel etc). tussenkomsتَدَخُّل في نِزاعнамесаzákrokindgriben; interventiondas Eingreifenμεσολάβηση, παρέμβασηintervenciónvahelesegamineمداخلهväliintulointerventionהִתעָרבוּתमध्यवर्तintervencijabeavatkozásperbuatan ikut campurmeðalganga; afskiptiintervento仲裁중재įsikišimasiejaukšanāscampur tangantussenkomstinnblandinginterwencjaintervençãointervenţieвмешательствоzásah; zákrokposredovanjeintervencijaintervention, ingripande, inskridandeการแทรกแซงaraya girme干預втручання; інтервенціяمداخلتsự can thiệp干预