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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
02
to occur between other events or two points in time
Intransitive: to intervene between two things
03
to be placed or positioned between other things
Intransitive: to intervene between two things
04
to become a party in a lawsuit because of a vested interest in the outcome
Intransitive
intervene
v
intervening
adj
intervening
adj
intervenor
n
intervenor
n
intervention
n
intervention
n
Example
The teacher had to intervene when two students started arguing in the classroom.
Concerned friends decided to intervene in their friend's destructive behavior.
The peacekeeping force was deployed to intervene in the conflict .
The manager chose to intervene in the ongoing project to provide guidance.
The police were forced to intervene to break up the fight that had erupted in the crowded street.
