verb
definition
To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
example
The police had to be called to intervene in the fight.
synonyms
definition
To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
example
An instant intervened between the flash and the report.
definition
To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
example
Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking.
definition
To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
synonyms
definition
To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
example
The Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
definition
In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
example
an application for leave (i.e. permission) to intervene