Intervene — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚvˈiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntəvˈiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntəvˈiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚvˈiːn/.

Examples

Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
This interludes intervenes between the two movements
Eight days intervened

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interpose step in interfere

Parts of Speech

verb	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?”
verb	be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events “This interludes intervenes between the two movements”
verb	occur between other event or between certain points of time “the war intervened between the birth of her two children”

Word Forms

intervenor	noun	(law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
intervention	noun	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
interference	noun	a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eingreifen

sich einmischen, um eine Handlung zu verändern oder zu behindern, oder durch Gewalt oder Androhung von Gewalt

🇫🇷French

intervenir

s'impliquer, de manière à modifier ou à entraver une action, ou par la force ou la menace de la force

🇪🇸Spanish

intervenir

involucrarse, para alterar u obstaculizar una acción, o mediante la fuerza o amenaza de fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

intervenire

farsi coinvolgere, in modo da alterare o ostacolare un'azione, ovvero mediante l'uso della forza o della minaccia di forza

🇳🇱Dutch

ingrijpen

betrokken raken, om een actie te veranderen of te belemmeren, of door middel van geweld of dreiging met geweld

🇵🇹Portuguese

intervir

envolver-se, de modo a alterar ou impedir uma ação, ou através da força ou ameaça de força

🇷🇺Russian

вмешиваться

вмешиваться, чтобы изменить или помешать действию, либо с помощью силы или угрозы применения силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हस्तक्षेप करना

शामिल होना, ताकि किसी कार्रवाई को बदलना या उसमें बाधा डालना, या बलपूर्वक या बल की धमकी के माध्यम से

🇧🇩Bengali

হস্তক্ষেপ

জড়িত হন, যাতে কোনও ক্রিয়া পরিবর্তন বা বাধা দিতে বা বল প্রয়োগের মাধ্যমে বা হুমকির মাধ্যমে

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையிட

ஒரு செயலை மாற்ற அல்லது தடுக்க, அல்லது சக்தி அல்லது சக்தியின் அச்சுறுத்தல் மூலம் ஈடுபடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జోక్యం చేసుకుంటాయి

చర్యను మార్చడానికి లేదా అడ్డుకోవడానికి, లేదా బలవంతంగా లేదా ముప్పు ద్వారా పాలుపంచుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हस्तक्षेप

सामील व्हा, कृती बदलण्यासाठी किंवा अडथळा आणण्यासाठी, किंवा बळजबरीने किंवा शक्तीच्या धमकीद्वारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દરમિયાનગીરી

સામેલ થાઓ, જેથી કોઈ ક્રિયામાં ફેરફાર કરવા અથવા તેને અવરોધવા અથવા બળ અથવા બળની ધમકી દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲದ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടപെടുക

ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തിയെ മാറ്റുന്നതിനോ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ ഭീഷണിയിലൂടെയോ ഇടപെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਖਲ

ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਵੋ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਬਦਲਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਪਵੇ, ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਦੀ ਧਮਕੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

مداخلت

ملوث ہونا، تاکہ کسی عمل میں ردوبدل یا رکاوٹ پیدا ہو، یا طاقت یا طاقت کی دھمکی کے ذریعے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

干预

参与，以改变或阻碍某项行动，或通过武力或武力威胁

🇯🇵Japanese

介入する

行動を変更したり妨害したりするために、あるいは武力や武力による威嚇によって関与すること

🇰🇷Korean

개입하다

행동을 변경하거나 방해하기 위해, 또는 무력이나 무력의 위협을 통해 개입

🇻🇳Vietnamese

can thiệp

tham gia nhằm thay đổi hoặc cản trở một hành động hoặc thông qua vũ lực hoặc đe dọa dùng vũ lực

🇹🇭Thai

แทรกแซง

เข้าไปเกี่ยวข้องเพื่อเปลี่ยนแปลงหรือขัดขวางการกระทำ หรือโดยใช้กำลังหรือขู่ว่าจะใช้กำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

campur tangan

terlibat, untuk mengubah atau menghalangi suatu tindakan, atau melalui kekerasan atau ancaman kekerasan

🇵🇭Filipino

makialam

makisali, upang baguhin o hadlangan ang isang aksyon, o sa pamamagitan ng puwersa o banta ng puwersa

🇲🇾Malay

campur tangan

terlibat, untuk mengubah atau menghalang tindakan, atau melalui kekerasan atau ancaman kekerasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التدخل

التدخل، وذلك لتغيير أو إعاقة إجراء ما، أو من خلال القوة أو التهديد باستخدام القوة

🇮🇷Persian

مداخله کنند

درگیر شوید، به طوری که یک عمل را تغییر دهید یا مانع آن شوید، یا از طریق زور یا تهدید به زور

🇹🇷Turkish

müdahale etmek

Bir eylemi değiştirmek veya engellemek amacıyla veya cebir veya kuvvet tehdidi yoluyla olaya karışmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַרֵב

להיות מעורב, כדי לשנות או לעכב פעולה, או באמצעות כוח או איום בכוח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'intervene'?

The primary meaning of 'intervene' is 'get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'intervene' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'intervene' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'intervene' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'intervene' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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