intervene

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from intervention, and/or from Latin interveniō (“come between”, verb). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɪntɚˈvin/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌəntəˈviːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Verb === intervene (third-person singular simple present intervenes, present participle intervening, simple past and past participle intervened) (intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. [with in] Synonyms: interfere, step in (intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events. Synonym: elapse (intransitive) To occur or act as an obstacle or delay. (ambitransitive) To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people. Synonym: interrupt (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things. 1668, Joseph Glanvill, Plus Ultra, or, The Progress and Advancement of Knowledge since the Days of Aristotle, London: James Collins, Chapter 11, p. 79,[7] How defective the Art of Navigation was in elder Times, when they Sailed by the observation of the Stars, is easie to be imagin’d: For in dark weather, when their Pleiades, Helice, and Cynosura were hidden from them by the intervening Clouds, the Mariner was at a loss for his Guide, and exposed to the casual conduct of the Winds and Tides. (law) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===