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- [in-ter-veen]
- /ˌɪn tərˈvin/
- /ˌɪn.təˈviː.nɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-ter-veen]
- /ˌɪn tərˈvin/
Definitions of intervening word
- verb without object intervening to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate. 1
- verb without object intervening to occur or be between two things. 1
- verb without object intervening to occur or happen between other events or periods: Nothing important intervened between the meetings. 1
- verb without object intervening (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder: We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened. 1
- verb without object intervening to interfere with force or a threat of force: to intervene in the affairs of another country. 1
- verb without object intervening Law. to interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties. 1
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Origin of intervening
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin intervenīre to come between, equivalent to inter- inter- + venīre to come; see convene
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Parts of speech for Intervening
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intervening popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intervening
adj intervening
- intermediate — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
adjective intervening
- intermediary — an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
- interceding — Present participle of intercede.
adverb intervening
- betwixt — betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and between.
- halfway — to half the distance; to midpoint: The rope reaches only halfway.
- medially — situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.
- between — If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side.
- amidst — Amidst means the same as amid.
Antonyms for intervening
adjective intervening
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
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