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| in·ter·vene [ ìntər vn ] (past and past participle in·ter·vened, present participle in·ter·ven·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ter·venes) |
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1. become involved in situation: to involve yourself deliberately in a situation, especially in a conflict or dispute, in order to influence what is happening and, most often, to prevent undesirable consequences
  The referee had to intervene to stop the fight.
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2. have preventive or delaying effect: to occur or take effect in such a way as to stop or delay something
The weather intervened before the contest could get under way.
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3. elapse: to elapse between one point in time and another
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4. break into conversation: to break into a conversation or discussion
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5. be situated in between: to be located between two things
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6. law enter lawsuit: to enter a lawsuit as a third party in order to protect your own interests
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7. economics act to manipulate economic markets: to take economic action that is designed to counter a trend in a market, especially in order to stabilize a country's currency
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin intervenire "come between" < venire "come"] |
