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."actionsituationeventpoliticspolicemilitaryaidwarlawgovernmentsocietyChat 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."timeeventactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo occur or act as an obstacle or delay."Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking."actioneventprocessChat 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."The teacher intervened when the two students started arguing loudly in class. "communicationlanguageactionsocietyeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come between, or to be between, persons or things."The Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa."actioneventsituationcommunicationChat 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"lawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
