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intervene

Word family (noun) intervention (verb) intervene
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintervenein‧ter‧vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn $ -tər-/ ●くろまる●くろまる○しろまる AWL verb 1 DO something/TAKE ACTION[intransitive] to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens intervene in The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives. The army will have to intervene to prevent further fighting.2 [intransitive, transitive] to interrupt someone when they are speaking ‘Stop shouting, Emily, ’ John intervened.3 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENING[intransitive] if an event intervenes, it delays or interrupts something else He was just establishing his career when the war intervened. 4 BETWEEN[intransitive] if a period of time intervenes, it comes between two events In the six years that intervened, I saw them once.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpusintervene• The country was on its way to an economic renewal, but then an earthquake intervened.• The UN has not yet decided whether to intervene militarily.intervene in• So far the high court has refused to intervene in the case.From Longman Business Dictionaryintervenein‧ter‧vene /ˌɪntəˈviːn-tər-/ verb [intransitive] to become involved in a situation in order to help deal with a problemThe Federal Reserve Bank had to intervene to support the dollar (=buy the currency to keep it from falling).intervene inThe government may be forced to intervene in the pay dispute.→ See Verb table Origin intervene (1500-1600) Latin intervenire, from venire "to come"
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Verb table
intervene
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they intervene
he, she, it intervenes
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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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Continuous Form
Present
I am intervening
he, she, it is intervening
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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
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