intervene

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
2. (intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
3. (intransitive) To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
4. (ambitransitive) To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
5. (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
6. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.

Synonyms

interfere

interpose

mediate

meddle

take part in

interrupt

intercede

butt in

insert

step in

go between

take part

operate

chime in

happen

intermediate

intermit

interpolate

interposition

intervention

introduce

lack

monkey

🐒

obstruct

occur

overlap

pad

partition

pry

run in

say

🗣️

separate

smooth

speak

🗣️

tamper

barge in

meddle in

place between

be inquisitive

stick one’s oar in

arbitrate

chisel in

attend

be present

between

come

divide

go

help

implant

Translations

intervenir

intervenire

intervenir

interveniëren

intervenieren

eingreifen

ingrijpen

tussenbeide komen

intervir

einschreiten

επεμβαίνω

intervenir

μεσολάβω

تدخل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈviːn/

Etymology

Back-formation from intervention, and/or from Latin interveniō (“come between”, verb).