Meaning Of The Word Intervene

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intervene
verb: If an event intervenes, it happens suddenly in a way that stops, delays, or prevents something from happening.
verb: If you intervene in a situation, you become involved in it and try to change it.
verb: If you intervene, you interrupt a conversation in order to add something to it.

intervene in American English
to come, be, or lie between
intransitive verb: to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate

intervene in British English
to take a decisive or intrusive role (in) in order to modify or determine events or their outcome

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