English dictionary
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English verb: intervene | |||
| 1. | intervene (social) get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | ||
| Samples | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?. | ||
| Synonyms | interfere, interpose, step in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | interlope, meddle, tamper | ||
| 2. | intervene (stative) be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events | ||
| Samples | This interludes intervenes between the two movements. Eight days intervened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| 3. | intervene (change) occur between other event or between certain points of time | ||
| Samples | The war intervened between the birth of her two children. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
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