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Meaning of intervene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. (an) act of intervening (in a quarrel etc). tussenkoms تَدَخُّل في نِزاع намеса intervenção zákrok das Eingreifen indgriben; intervention μεσολάβηση, παρέμβασηintervención vahelesegamine مداخله väliintulo interventionהתערבות मध्यवर्त intervencija beavatkozás perbuatan ikut campur meðalganga; afskipti intervento 仲裁 중재 įsikišimas iejaukšanās campur tangan tussenkomstinnblandinginterwencja مداخله intervenção intervenţie вмешательство zásah; zákrok posredovanje intervencija intervention, ingripan...
    etc
  2. intervenir; asistir; supervisar.
  3. To involve oneself in a situation so as to alter or hinder an action or development: "Every gardener faces choices about how and how much to intervene in nature's processes" (Dora Galitzki).
  4. To come, appear, or lie between two things: You can't see the lake from there because the house intervenes.
  5. To come or occur between two periods or points of time: A year intervened between the two dynasties.
  6. To occur as an extraneous or unplanned circumstance: He would have his degree by now if his laziness hadn't intervened.
  7. (often foll by in) to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome
  8. (foll by: in or between) to come or be (among or between)
  9. (of a period of time) to occur between events or points in time
  10. (of an event) to disturb or hinder a course of action

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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