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UK
/ˌɪntəvˈiːn/
]
[ US /ˌɪntɝˈvin/ ]
[ US /ˌɪntɝˈvin/ ]
VERB
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occur between other event or between certain points of time
the war intervened between the birth of her two children -
be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
This interludes intervenes between the two movements
Eight days intervened -
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?
How To Use intervene In A Sentence
- Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil
- And second, it's probably not good to intervene in the internal affairs of a nation that is looking for a worthy path of development.
- The legislation could have given a right of appeal to the objectors in the same way as it is given to applicants but this it has not done and they are dependent on the limited powers of this court to intervene by way of judicial review.
- What the UN and the West are doing is the colonial thing of merely resorting to bully-boy tactics, Neither would attempt to pass judgement let alone threaten to intervene using military force, in any election held in the Russian Federation or attempt to invade China because it does not have democractic government. Ivory Coast's descent into madness
- They are also calling for powers to allow authorities to intervene to protect young people who are at risk from drugs.
- They reduce the frequency and intensity with which the authorities must intervene as lenders of last resort to avert systemic crises.
- It is not easy for third parties to intervene in bilateral contentious litigation.
- The chairman felt that it was his place to intervene in the disagreement between two of his committee members.
- When young people cause disturbances in public how often do us adults intervene? Times, Sunday Times
- We understand that the Navy is not expected to intervene but will not allow that lifeboat to leave with that hostage to go back to what's called a mothership if you will. CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2009