intervene

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from intervention, and/or from Latin interveniō (“come between”, verb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈviːn/ 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. (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 ===