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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•ven•tion (in′tər ven′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or fact of intervening.
- Governmentinterposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another.
- Late Latin interventiōn- (stem of interventiō) a coming between. See intervene, -tion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
in′ter•ven′tion•al, in′ter•ven′tion•ar′y, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: intervention /ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ n - the act of intervening
- any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another
- the action of a central bank in supporting the international value of a currency by buying large quantities of the currency to keep the price up
- the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value
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.
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