intervene
21intervene — /in teuhr veen /, v.i., intervened, intervening. 1. to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate. 2. to occur or be between two things. 3. to occur or happen between other events or periods: Nothing important intervened… …
22intervene — [ˌɪntəˈviːn] verb [I] 1) to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop or change it The police had to intervene when protesters blocked traffic.[/ex] 2) to happen between two events, often in a way that delays the second event Several …
23intervene — in•ter•vene [[t]ˌɪn tərˈvin[/t]] v. i. vened, ven•ing 1) cvb to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate 2) gov to occur or be between two things 3) to occur between other events or periods: Nothing important has… …
24intervene — /ɪntəˈvin / (say intuh veen) verb (i) (intervened, intervening) 1. to come between in action; intercede: to intervene in a dispute. 2. to come or be between, as in place, time, or a series. 3. to fall or happen between other events or periods:… …
25intervene — /ˌɪntə vi:n/ verb to try to make a change in a situation in which you have not been involved before ♦ to intervene in a dispute to try to settle a dispute …
26intervene — verb a) To come between, or to be between, persons or things; followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa. b) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the… …
27intervene — Synonyms and related words: act between, arbitrate, arrest, bargain, barge in, bottle up, break, break in, break in upon, burst in, butt in, call a break, call time, charge in, check, come between, countercheck, crash, crash in, crash the gates,… …
28intervene — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. interfere, interrupt, interpose; come between; mediate, arbitrate; intercede; occur, happen, take place. See between, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To settle] Syn. step in, intercede,… …
29intervene — in·ter·vene || ‚ɪntÉ™(r) vɪËn v. interpose; interfere, mediate, step in; happen between other events; occur, take place; occur unexpectedly …
30intervene — verb 1》 come between so as to prevent or alter something. ↘occur as a delay or obstacle to something being done. ↘interrupt verbally. ↘Law interpose in a lawsuit as a third party. 2》 [usu. as adjective intervening] occur in time… …
