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Uncommonintervene
The correct spelling is intervene.
How to pronounce intervene
verb
Say it like: Int-erv-ene
The correct spelling is intervene. To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. For example: "The police had to be called to intervene in the fight."
Usage Examples
“The police had to be called to intervene in the fight.”
“An instant intervened between the flash and the report.”
“Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
- 2.To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
- 3.To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
- 4.To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
- 5.To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
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