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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3956 COCA: 5091

intervene

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
intervene /ˌɪntɚˈviːn/ verb
intervenes; intervened; intervening
intervene
/ˌɪntɚˈviːn/
verb
intervenes; intervened; intervening
Learner's definition of INTERVENE
[no object]
1 
: to come or occur between two times or events介于…之间
2 
: to become involved in something (such as a conflict) in order to have an influence on what happens介入；干涉；干预
— often + in
3 
: to happen as an unrelated event that causes a delay or problem干扰；节外生枝

— intervening

adjective, always used before another noun

— intervention

/ˌɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ noun, plural interventions
[noncount]
[count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3956 COCA: 5091

intervene

verb

in·​ter·​vene ˌin-tər-ˈvēn How to pronounce intervene (audio)
intervened; intervening

intransitive verb

1
: to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
only six months intervened between their marriage and divorce
2
a
: to interfere with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning)
b
: to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification
intervene to stop a fight
3
: to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance
it's business as usual until a crisis intervenes
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

Choose the Right Synonym for intervene

interpose, interfere, intervene, mediate, intercede mean to come or go between.

interpose often implies no more than this.

interposed herself between him and the door

interfere implies hindering.

noise interfered with my concentration

intervene may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict.

quarreled until the manager intervened

mediate implies intervening between hostile factions.

mediated between the parties

intercede implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness.

interceded on our behalf

Example Sentences

Twenty years intervened between their first and last meetings. The prisoner asked me to intervene with the authorities on his behalf. The military had to intervene to restore order. We will leave on time unless some crisis intervenes.
Recent Examples on the Web Last month, Yeshiva filed an emergency application with Justice Sotomayor asking the Supreme Court to intervene. Jess Bravin, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Cambodia, like many other countries seeking the return of artworks, has chosen a third option: asking U.S. authorities to intervene. Nicole Sadek, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 Earlier this year, the Student Borrower Protection Center sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, asking them to intervene. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2022 Still, their parents are asking the court to intervene and issue an order of protection against Miller. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 June 2022 The court, in a 6–3 decision that fell along the usual ideological lines, ruled that the two men couldn’t introduce new evidence that their previous lawyers were ineffective when asking the federal courts to intervene. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 May 2022 As the June 30 deadline draws near, school district officials and school nutrition advocates are asking state and federal lawmakers to intervene by either extending the relaxed rules or offering free meals to all students permanently. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 Meanwhile, attorneys representing the Federal Defender Program are asking a Fulton County Superior Court judge to intervene and issue an injunction delaying the execution. Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 17 May 2022 City lawyers had said the task force could not delay any longer, and three people filed a lawsuit asking a judge to intervene. J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of intervene was in 1587
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3956 COCA: 5091
intervene

verb

ADVERB | VERB + INTERVENE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤actively, directly積極介入；直接干預▸➤personally親自介入◇The President intervened personally in the crisis.總統親自介入了危機處理。➤decisively果斷介入◇Government often intervenes decisively in major professional issues in medicine.政府經常果斷介入醫藥界重大專業問題。➤effectively, successfully有效地干預；成功介入▸➤forcefully, militarily強行介入；軍事干預◇Intervening militarily will not bring peace.軍事干預不會帶來和平。➤tactfully巧妙地干預VERB + INTERVENE➤be forced to, have to被迫／不得不介入◇Eventually, the army was forced to intervene.最終軍隊被迫介入。➤be powerless to (especially BrE) 無力干預◇Local people feel strongly about the proposed development but are virtually powerless to intervene.當地民眾對所提出的開發方案反應強烈，但實際上卻無力介入其中。➤be able to, have the ability to, have the power to, have the right to能夠干預；有能力介入；有權干預◇Our government has no right to intervene.我們的政府無權干預。➤be prepared to, be ready to準備好介入◇Nurses should be ready to intervene on behalf of their patients.為了病人的利益護士應該時刻準備介入。➤be reluctant to不願介入▸➤refuse to拒絕介入◇The UN refused to intervene.聯合國拒絕干預。PREPOSITION➤against插手反對◇They would not intervene against the rebels themselves.他們自己不會插手反對叛亂分子。➤between在⋯之間調解◇She went over to intervene between the two men.她走過去為兩個男人進行調解。➤in介入◇She was reluctant to intervene in what was essentially a private dispute.她不願介入這種本質上屬於私人性質的爭端。➤on behalf of代表⋯干預◇The ambassador intervened personally on behalf of the children.大使代表孩子們親自出面處理此事。➤with介入與⋯交涉◇attempts to intervene with the authorities on the prisoners' behalf代表犯人與當局交涉的嘗試

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