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to intervene
01
to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
Intransitive: to intervene | to intervene in a situation or conflict
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
intervene
3rd person singular
intervenes
Past simple
intervened
Past participle
intervened
Examples
The teacher had to intervene when two students started arguing in the classroom.
02
to occur between other events or two points in time
Intransitive: to intervene between two things
Examples
A brief pause intervened between the thunder and lightning.
03
to be placed or positioned between other things
Intransitive: to intervene between two things
Examples
The small island intervenes between the two larger land masses, creating a distinctive feature on the map.
04
to become a party in a lawsuit because of a vested interest in the outcome
Intransitive
Examples
The trade union filed a motion to intervene, asserting that the interests of its members were directly affected by the outcome of the case.
Lexical Tree
intervening
intervenor
intervention
intervene
