INTERVENE


Meaning of INTERVENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈvēn ]

intransitive verb

( -vened ; -ven·ing )

Etymology: Latin intervenire to come between, from inter- + venire to come — more at come

Date: 1587

1. : to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events

only six months intervened between their marriage and divorce

2. : to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance

it's business as usual until a crisis intervene s

3.

a. : to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification

intervene to stop a fight

b. : to interfere with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning)

4. : to occur or lie between two things

5.

a. : to become a third party to a legal proceeding begun by others for the protection of an alleged interest

b. : to interfere usually by force or threat of force in another nation's internal affairs especially to compel or prevent an action

Synonyms: see interpose

• in·ter·ven·tion -ˈven(t)-shən noun

• in·ter·ven·tion·al -ˈvench-nəl, ˈven(t)-shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.