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interveneintervene /ˌɪntɚˈvin/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYinterveneOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin intervenire, from venire to come VERB TABLEintervene |
Present | I, you, we, they | intervene | | he, she, it | intervenes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | intervened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have intervened | | he, she, it | has intervened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had intervened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will intervene | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have intervened |
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Present | I | am intervening | | he, she, it | is intervening | | you, we, they | are intervening | Past | I, he, she, it | was intervening | | you, we, they | were intervening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been intervening | | he, she, it | has been intervening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been intervening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be intervening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been intervening |
1 to do something to try and stop an argument, war, etc. or to deal with a problem, especially one that you are not directly involved in: The UN has not yet decided whether to intervene militarily.intervene in So far the court has refused to intervene in the case.2if an event intervenes, it delays or interrupts something else: The economy was doing better until the earthquake intervened.3formal if a period of time intervenes, it comes between two events |