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Intervene

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To come between two or more parties to prevent or alter a course of action.

Sample Sentence: The teacher had to intervene when the students started arguing.

Sense 2:

Definition: To become involved in a situation or dispute to alter the outcome.

Sample Sentence: The police had to intervene and break up the fight.

Sense 3:

Definition: To occur or take place in between two events or moments.

Sample Sentence: The ice-cream truck arrived intervening the soccer game.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

Definition: The act or process of intervening.

Sample Sentence: The intervention of the teacher prevented further conflict among the students.

Sense 2:

Definition: An occasion when someone interferes or gets involved in a situation.

Sample Sentence: His intervention helped resolve the dispute peacefully.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Definition: Located or occurring between things or events.

Sample Sentence: The intervention period between the two meetings was filled with intense negotiations.

Sense 2:

Definition: Concerned with or necessary for intervention.

Sample Sentence: The committee suggested a new intervention strategy to solve the ongoing issue.

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