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intervene
in‧ter‧vene AC /ˌɪntəˈviːn $ -tər-/ verb [Word Family: verb: intervene; noun: intervention] [date : 1500-1600; Language : Latin; Origin : intervenire, from venire 'to come'] 1. [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 AND TRANSITIVE] to interrupt someone when they are speaking: ▪ ‘Stop shouting, Emily,’ John intervened.
3. [INTRANSITIVE] if an event intervenes, it delays or interrupts something else: ▪ He was just establishing his career when the war intervened.
4. [INTRANSITIVE] if a period of time intervenes, it comes between two events: ▪ In the six years that intervened, I saw them once.
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB again ▪ I hope they will intervene again. ▪ Mr. Clarke I hesitate to intervene again, as the hon. Gentleman is getting near to the time left for my contribution. ▪ Mr. George Howarth I had not intended to intervene again, but the Minister has invited me to do so. directly ▪ Western governments can not intervene directly to support the reformers. ▪ Secondly, Hu suggests that the Fed should forswear intervening directly in equities or equity derivatives. ▪ Rather than intervening directly, the Home Office appointed an independent commissioner, whose report vindicated Dyer's accusations. ▪ Thus relieving them of the terrible necessity of having to intervene directly. militarily ▪ Meanwhile Western countries remained divided over whether to intervene militarily in the conflict. only ▪ The courts could intervene only if unfairness was such as to amount to an abuse of power. ▪ Eisenhower was determined to intervene only with the full support of both Congress and adequate allies. personally ▪ In 1859 the tsar intervened personally to prevent church leaders from consigning Belliustin to a monastery in the White Sea. ▪ One has to be grateful to him for intervening personally. NOUN affair ▪ They had no sanctioned power to intervene in the affairs of their members, but only to represent them to outsiders. ▪ If the attempt was made and failed, the organisation would be discredited and no longer able to intervene decisively in Ulster affairs. ▪ They were probably right to suspect that St Petersburg had begun to think of intervening in their affairs. authority ▪ In theory, a shaikh did not have authority to intervene in quarrels within his lineage. ▪ The last time a president invoked his authority to intervene in an airline labor situation was the mid-1960s. ▪ In some authorities officers intervene in discussions at will whereas in others more formal rules apply. behalf ▪ Most councillors expect to be lobbied by constituents and asked to intervene on their behalf. ▪ It would not have been the first time Franklin Taylor had intervened on behalf of his sons. ▪ He called on United States President Bush to intervene on their behalf. ▪ Unfortunately, I am unable to intervene on your behalf. ▪ During that time, Dong called on Ambassador Durbrow to intervene on his behalf. case ▪ It would be more profitable to concentrate on deciding what factors should lead the courts to intervene in any particular case. court ▪ The courts could intervene only if unfairness was such as to amount to an abuse of power. ▪ The court may intervene where there has been a failure to comply with express procedural requirements. ▪ The fundamental principle is that the courts will intervene to ensure that the powers of public decision-making bodies are exercised lawfully. ▪ He agreed that the courts could intervene if the question was whether or not the Commission had acted within its powers or its jurisdiction. ▪ The danger is not that the courts will intervene too much, but too little. ▪ The labels law and fact have been attached depending upon whether the courts wish to intervene or not. ▪ It would be more profitable to concentrate on deciding what factors should lead the courts to intervene in any particular case. ▪ If a body exercising the statutory powers went beyond the four corners of the act, then the court could intervene. dispute ▪ Members have been instructed not to intervene in any dispute at the Wolds. ▪ The world is not going to intervene to stop such disputes. ▪ I guessed that he didn't intervene in my dispute with Shadwell because he wanted the situation to deteriorate further. ▪ Mr Poole said there were signs that the Army was being put on standby to intervene in the three-week-old dispute. exchange ▪ Nobody will believe that governments are likely to intervene when exchange rates move toward the edge of their bands. ▪ The second factor is how the government intervenes to affect the exchange rate. family ▪ It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated. ▪ Officials cite a need for statewide consistency in when to intervene in family matters. ▪ There was moreover a great reluctance to intervene in the family itself. ▪ How does one intervene in the Family Disease? forces ▪ The resignation of the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, early in 1938 provided an opportunity for the popular forces to intervene. ▪ Ciampini said he was in Srebrenica in March and could foresee a disaster unless outside forces intervened. ▪ Borja ordered the armed forces to intervene after violent clashes, including gunfire, between the security forces and the demonstrators. ▪ Chatichai was forced to demote Chalerm in November after the armed forces had threatened to intervene. government ▪ But there are areas where governments could profitably intervene in a more positive and co-ordinated way. ▪ The federal government intervened for the first time with relief and welfare funds to protect the individual from economic misfortune. ▪ Eventually, the Government intervened to prevent the manufacture of that product in Britain. ▪ The government tended to intervene swiftly with police and troops when major plants or the railway system were disrupted. ▪ This was the third time in six months that the federal government had intervened in state politics to redress alleged fraud. ▪ Nobody will believe that governments are likely to intervene when exchange rates move toward the edge of their bands. ▪ Neighbouring countries' governments have intervened in favour of their own people. life ▪ It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated. ▪ One of them was later to intervene to save his life. market ▪ The state was as reluctant to intervene in the housing market, despite its manifest deficiencies. ▪ Even now, though, central banks intervene in the market and sometimes coordinate to push currencies one way or the other. ▪ Finance ministers of the Group of Seven industrial countries agreed to intervene in financial markets if need be. ▪ How has the government intervened in the housing market? ▪ In the intervening period, the market sector has become dominant and all three sectors concentrate on using resources efficiently and effectively. ▪ They want to give new competitors more of a chance, even if it means intervening in the market to do so. matter ▪ Is there any evidence of gravitational attraction being modified by intervening matter. ▪ Officials cite a need for statewide consistency in when to intervene in family matters. minister ▪ Now the grocery shops want the Prime Minister to intervene. ▪ Will the Prime Minister intervene to stop this disgraceful taxation of the sick - yes or no? police ▪ The nearby crowd surged forward and police had to intervene. ▪ Hundreds of police were poised to intervene if things got out of hand, but they did not. ▪ Referee Vic Callow stopped play and asked police to intervene after the boy made several comments. ▪ Riot police intervened with teargas; 22 people were injured. ▪ Only much later did riot police intervene to disperse the protesters. ▪ Suspended Stoke striker Wayne Biggins clashed with Halsall after the final whistle and police were forced to intervene. power ▪ It has to take powers to intervene in family life and take into care children who are being neglected or badly treated. ▪ They had no sanctioned power to intervene in the affairs of their members, but only to represent them to outsiders. ▪ He points out that he has no powers to intervene in the laying of a pipeline on part of his farm. ▪ They know they are drinking themselves to death and in such an instance the social worker has no legal powers to intervene. process ▪ Technical control arises from work processes which allow the manager to monitor and intervene in the labour process itself. ▪ No questioning of the validity or desirability of the task can be permitted to intervene in the process. state ▪ Failure to improve could result in the secretary of state intervening. ▪ In the two generations since the Revolution, the state has intervened in many aspects of family life. ▪ Now they have asked the Government of the newly independent former Soviet state to intervene. ▪ Conservatism has a dogma that the State should not intervene. ▪ Neither the successful actors nor the state intervene to protect those who fail to capture many resources. ▪ The state intervenes as a last resort or safety net when parenting leads to dangerous or inadequate levels of child care. ▪ But the state intervenes to ensure that national priorities are protected. VERB allow ▪ This might then allow the teacher to intervene to encourage effective strategies. ▪ A user interface reportedly allows a developer to intervene at any stage in the translation. ▪ Occasionally, much to their glee, Mr Major allowed them to intervene. ask ▪ If the plan does not resolve a serious complaint, they should ask their employer to intervene. ▪ But an army spokesman denied that it had been asked to prepare to intervene. decide ▪ Joan decides to intervene immediately to prevent injury to Robert. ▪ When Austin murdered Bishop, the United States decided to intervene. try ▪ Attacked A neighbour heard his screams but was driven back into her house when she tried to intervene. ▪ When the two began arguing, the store manager tried to intervene and was shot in the hip. ▪ Anybody who tried to intervene was beaten up. ▪ Lisa tried to intervene, but Tabitha kept swinging a knife. ▪ We did not know that some one had tried to intervene, just minutes before. wish ▪ I shall happily give way if he wishes to intervene. ▪ The labels law and fact have been attached depending upon whether the courts wish to intervene or not. ▪ The label rational basis would simply be reflective of a conclusion already reached that the court does not wish to intervene. ▪ The Great Powers who wished to intervene were primarily interested in the destruction of Bolshevism rather than in national independence perse. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES the intervening years/months/period etc ▪ But some underlying patterning remains, despite the intervening years and the subtle shifts in values and beliefs. ▪ I wanted to look young when I met my brother, perhaps because I had accomplished nothing in the intervening years. ▪ In the intervening years, as property taxes ate away at their nest egg, their proposals for other developments fell flat. ▪ Over the intervening years the inter-action and travelling of these eight aircraft is intricate. ▪ Recounting the matter in present time-without being returned-the patient is using all the intervening years as buffers against the painful emotion. ▪ Some time, then, during the intervening years, he had been granted a barony. ▪ The answer depends, to some degree, on the effectiveness of those who have been active in the intervening years. ▪ To occupy the intervening months she took a job in a hospital. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ 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.
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