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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•ve•nor (in′tər vē′nər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who intervenes, esp. in a lawsuit.
Also, in′ter•ven′er. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•vene /ˌɪntɚˈvin/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -vened, -ven•ing. - to come between people, groups, etc. who are disagreeing, in order to help make an agreement possible; intercede:His daughters would keep fighting until he intervened.
- Governmentto occur or be between two things:A few years intervened before they met again.
- to occur between other events or periods:Nothing important has intervened since then.
- to interfere with force or a threat of force:to intervene in the affairs of another country.
in•ter•ven•tion /ˌɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•vene (in′tər vēn′),USA pronunciation v.i., -vened, -ven•ing. - to come between disputing people, groups, etc.;
intercede;
mediate. - Governmentto occur or be between two things.
- to occur or happen between other events or periods:Nothing important intervened between the meetings.
- (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder:We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened.
- to interfere with force or a threat of force:to intervene in the affairs of another country.
- Lawto interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties.
- Latin intervenīre to come between, equivalent. to inter- inter- + venīre to come; see convene
- 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arbitrate, interpose.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intervene /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ vb (intransitive)- (often followed by in) to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome
- followed by in or between: to come or be (among or between)
- (of a period of time) to occur between events or points in time
- (of an event) to disturb or hinder a course of action
- to take action to affect the market forces of an economy, esp to maintain the stability of a currency
- to interpose and become a party to a legal action between others, esp in order to protect one's interests
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin intervenīre to come between, from inter- + venīre to comeˌinterˈvener, ˌinterˈvenor n |