Intervene (Verb)
Meaning 1
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?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The government was criticized for not intervening to prevent the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country.
- The UN decided to intervene in the conflict to establish a temporary ceasefire and facilitate peace talks.
- The teacher intervened when the argument between the two students started to escalate into physical violence.
- Many people believe that the U.S. should not have intervened in the foreign conflict due to its potential long-term consequences.
- The international community felt compelled to intervene and stop the ethnic cleansing taking place in the troubled region.
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Meaning 2
Occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- A severe illness intervened between her graduation and her wedding, forcing her to postpone the ceremony.
- The birth of her first child intervened between her junior and senior year of college.
- A major economic downturn intervened between the initial funding and the final implementation of the project.
- The civil war intervened between her teenage years and adulthood, causing her significant emotional turmoil.
- Summer vacation intervened between the two semesters, giving her a much-needed break from academic responsibilities.
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Meaning 3
Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- A period of calm intervened between the two storms.
- A 10-minute break intervenes between the two acts of the play.
- Several years intervened between his first and second novels.
- A peaceful morning intervened between the chaos of the previous night and the disputes of the next day.
- Only a short distance intervened between her house and the park.