in·ter·vene ( n t r-v n )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. [Latin interven  re : inter-, inter- + venre, to come; see gw - in Indo-European roots.]in ter·venor, inter·vener n.in ter·vention (-v nshn) n.in ter·vention·al adj. |
intervene [ˌɪntəˈviːn]
vb (intr)
1. (often foll by in) to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome
2. (foll by in or between) to come or be (among or between)
3. (of a period of time) to occur between events or points in time
4. (of an event) to disturb or hinder a course of action
5. (Economics) Economics to take action to affect the market forces of an economy, esp to maintain the stability of a currency
6. (Law) Law to interpose and become a party to a legal action between others, esp in order to protect one's interests
[from Latin intervenīre to come between, from inter- + venīre to come]
intervener , intervenor n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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?" 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" |
intervene
verb
1. step in (informal), interfere, mediate, intrude, intercede, arbitrate, interpose, take a hand (informal) The situation calmed down when police intervened.
2. interrupt, involve yourself, put your oar in, interpose yourself, put your two cents in (U.S. slang) She intervened and told me to stop it.
3. happen, occur, take place, follow, succeed, arise, ensue, befall, materialize, come to pass, supervene The mailboat comes weekly unless bad weather intervenes.
Translations
intervene [ˌɪntəˈviːn] VI
1. (= take part) [person] → intervenir, tomar parte (in en) [government] → intervenir (in en)
2. (= step in) [person] → interponerse; [fate] → cruzarse, interponerse
we were to marry but the war intervened → íbamos a casarnos pero se interpuso la guerra
to intervene (with sb) on sb's behalf → interceder por algn(ante algn)
we were to marry but the war intervened → íbamos a casarnos pero se interpuso la guerra
to intervene (with sb) on sb's behalf → interceder por algn(ante algn)
3. (= crop up) → surgir, sobrevenir
if nothing intervenes to prevent it → si no surge nada que lo impida
if nothing intervenes to prevent it → si no surge nada que lo impida
intervene [ˌɪntərˈviːn] vi
[time] → s'écouler
Ten years had intervened since she had last seen Joe → Dix ans s'étaient écoulés depuis qu'elle avait vu Joe pour la dernière fois.
Ten years had intervened since she had last seen Joe → Dix ans s'étaient écoulés depuis qu'elle avait vu Joe pour la dernière fois.
[event]
Neither bill became law because the general election intervened → Aucun des deux projets de loi ne fut entériné à cause des élections législatives.
The mailboat arrived on Fridays unless bad weather intervened → Le bateau acheminant le courrier passait chaque vendredi à moins de mauvais temps.
Neither bill became law because the general election intervened → Aucun des deux projets de loi ne fut entériné à cause des élections législatives.
The mailboat arrived on Fridays unless bad weather intervened → Le bateau acheminant le courrier passait chaque vendredi à moins de mauvais temps.
[person] → intervenir
The situation calmed down when police intervened → La situation s'est calmée lorsque la police est intervenue.
The situation calmed down when police intervened → La situation s'est calmée lorsque la police est intervenue.
intervene
vi (person) → einschreiten (in bei), intervenieren; (= interrupt) → unterbrechen; (event, fate) → dazwischenkommen; if nothing intervenes → wenn nichts dazwischenkommt
intervene [ˌɪntəˈviːn] vi (event, circumstances) → sopraggiungere; (time) → intercorrere; (person) to intervene (in) → intervenire (in)
in the intervening years → negli anni che sono intercorsi
intervene [ˌɪntəˈviːn] vi (event, circumstances) → sopraggiungere; (time) → intercorrere; (person) to intervene (in) → intervenire (in)
in the intervening years → negli anni che sono intercorsi
in the intervening years → negli anni che sono intercorsi
intervene [ˌɪntəˈviːn] vi (event, circumstances) → sopraggiungere; (time) → intercorrere; (person) to intervene (in) → intervenire (in)
in the intervening years → negli anni che sono intercorsi
v intervene [intəˈviːn]
1 to interfere in a quarrel He intervened in the dispute. tussenbeide kom يَتَدَخَّل في نِزاع намесвам се zasáhnout gribe ind eingreifen μεσολαβώ, παρεμβαίνω intervenir vahele segama جدا کردن؛ پادرمیانی کردن mennä väliin intervenir (dans) לְהִתעָרֵב बीच में घटित होना, रोकना या पड़ना intervenirati közbelép, beavatkozik ikut campur skerast í leikinn intervenire 仲裁をする 조정(調停)하다 įsikišti iejaukties campur tangan tussenbeide komen gripe inn, legge seg i mellom wtrącać się intervir a interveni (în) вмешиваться zasiahnuť, zakročiť posredovati intervenisati gå (träda) emellan, intervenera เกิดขึ้น karışmak 干預 втручатися مداخلت کرنا can thiệp 干预
2 to be or come between, in place or time A week intervened before our next meeting. plaasgevind يقعُ، يَجيء، يَطْرأ лежа между uplynout komme imellem liegen zwischen μεσολαβώ transcurrir vahele tulema میان آمدن olla välissä s'écouler לִקרוֹת בֵּינתַיִים बीच मे आना nalaziti se između közbeesik, közbejön berselang koma á milli intercorrere はさまる 사이(가운데)에 들다(있다, 일어나다) būti tarp notikt pa vidu (vietā un laikā) menghalang ertussen liggen ligge/komme imellom upłynąć decorrer a trece проходить uplynúť priti vmes naći se između infalla, komma (ligga) emellan สอดแทรก araya girmek 介於 бути між زمان یا مکان کے دو عناصر کے درمیان واقع ہونا ở giữa 介于
n interˈvention [-ˈvenʃən]
(an) act of intervening (in a quarrel etc). tussenkoms تَدَخُّل في نِزاع намеса zákrok indgriben; intervention das Eingreifen μεσολάβηση, παρέμβαση intervención vahelesegamine مداخله väliintulo intervention הִתעָרבוּת मध्यवर्त intervencija beavatkozás perbuatan ikut campur meðalganga; afskipti intervento 仲裁 중재 įsikišimas iejaukšanās campur tangan tussenkomst innblanding interwencja intervenção intervenţie вмешательство zásah; zákrok posredovanje intervencija intervention, ingripande, inskridande การแทรกแซง araya girme 干預 втручання; інтервенція مداخلت sự can thiệp 干预
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