intervenes

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
  2. verb be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
  3. verb occur between other event or between certain points of time

Synonyms

intervene, step in, interfere, interpose

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