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intervene
verb
-
intervene
,
intervening
,
intervenes
,
intervened
to
become
involved
in
a
situation
so
as
to
improve
it
or
prevent
a
worse
outcome
•
United
Nations
forces
intervened
to
stop
the
genocide
.
United
Nations
forces
intervened
to
stop
the
genocide
.
•
My
neighbor
intervened
when
she
saw
the
kids
bullying
my
son
.
My
neighbor
intervened
when
she
saw
the
kids
bullying
my
son
.
From
Middle
French
intervenir
,
from
Latin
intervenire
(“
to
come
between
”),
from
inter-
(“
between
”)
+
venio
(“
I
come
”).
verb
-
intervene
,
intervening
,
intervenes
,
intervened
of
an
event
or
circumstance
,
to
occur
suddenly
so
as
to
interrupt
or
alter
a
process
•
A
power
outage
intervened
right
before
the
presentation
started
.
A
power
outage
intervened
right
before
the
presentation
started
.
•
No
objections
intervened
during
the
contract
signing
.
No
objections
intervened
during
the
contract
signing
.
verb
-
intervene
,
intervening
,
intervenes
,
intervened
to
enter
as
a
third
party
into
a
lawsuit
or
legal
proceeding
to
protect
one's
own
interests
•
The
environmental
group
intervened
in
the
court
case
against
the
factory
.
The
environmental
group
intervened
in
the
court
case
against
the
factory
.
•
Shareholders
can
intervene
if
the
board
ignores
their
concerns
.
Shareholders
can
intervene
if
the
board
ignores
their
concerns
.