Intervene: meaning, definitions and examples
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intervene
[ ˌɪn.t̬ərˈviːn ]
in a conflict
To intervene means to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop a fight, argument, or other problem from happening or continuing.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He intervened in the dispute between the two countries.
- The teacher intervened to prevent the students from fighting.
in a process
To intervene also means to happen between other events or at a particular time during a process or series of events.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The rain intervened and the game had to be postponed.
- She always seems to arrive just as I'm leaving, as if fate is intervening.
Translations
Translations of the word "intervene" in other languages:
🇵🇹 intervir
🇮🇳 हस्तक्षेप करना
🇩🇪 eingreifen
🇮🇩 campur tangan
🇺🇦 втручатися
🇵🇱 interweniować
🇯🇵 介入する (かいにゅうする)
🇫🇷 intervenir
🇪🇸 intervenir
🇹🇷 müdahale etmek
🇰🇷 개입하다
🇸🇦 يتدخل
🇨🇿 zasáhnout
🇸🇰 zasiahnuť
🇨🇳 介入 (jièrù)
🇸🇮 poseči
🇮🇸 grípa inn í
🇰🇿 араласу
🇬🇪 ჩარევა
🇦🇿 müdaxilə etmək
🇲🇽 intervenir
Word origin
The word 'intervene' comes from the Latin word 'intervenire', which means 'to come between'. The term was first used in English in the early 16th century. Over the years, 'intervene' has been commonly used in various contexts, from conflicts to processes, to describe the act of getting involved or occurring between events.
See also: intervention.