verb🔗ShareTo become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action."The police had to be called to intervene in the fight."actionsituationpoliticsgovernmentlawpoliceieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events."An instant intervened between the flash and the report."timeeventactionieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo occur or act as an obstacle or delay."Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking."actioneventprocessieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people."During the family dinner, my sister intervened to explain why she was late. "communicationactionsocietylanguageieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come between, or to be between, persons or things."The Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa."actioneventsituationsocietypoliticsieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter."an application for leave (i.e. permission) to intervene"lawpoliticsieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
