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intervene::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lie |
This interludes intervenes between the two movements.
Eight days intervened.
intervene::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | go on, take place, fall out, come about, occur, pass, pass off, hap, happen |
the war intervened between the birth of her two children.
Examples of intervene
intervene
It said it would continue to monitor the crisis, but that it will not intervene.
From the chron.com
Her organization, Sisters Arab Forum, tries to intervene to stop such marriages.
From the cnn.com
Whatever happens next, Mr Cameron was right to intervene to stop mass slaughter.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The good news is you don't always have to intervene as most squabbles blow over.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A third option would be for Davis to persuade the US Supreme Court to intervene.
From the independent.co.uk
Saudi Arabia dominates all the gulf states and will intervene to prevent change.
From the guardian.co.uk
How willing are Americans to have the U.S. intervene in other, future conflicts?
From the time.com
Lithuania condemned the Russian plan and called on its NATO allies to intervene.
From the washingtonpost.com
Sometimes, government should intervene to break the fall of a declining economy.
From the omaha.com
- 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?"
- Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"
- (intervening) occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"
- (intervention) the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention"
- (intervention) a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
- (intervention) interposition: the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
- In law, intervention is a procedure to allow a nonparty, called intervenor (also spelled intervener) to join ongoing litigation, either as a matter of right or at the discretion of the court, without the permission of the original litigants. ...
- (Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)) "Intervention" is the eighteenth episode in the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- (Intervention (counseling)) An intervention is an orchestrated attempt by one, or often many, people (usually family and friends) to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem. ...
