intervened meaning

Definition of intervened in English Dictionary

• VerbBFinterveneSGintervenesPRinterveningPREinter-
  1. simple past tense and past participle of intervene.
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  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
     • To wit: If the United States is to intervene for the pacification of Cuba it should do so free-handed;
     • In other European cities the president visited this week, people waited for his motorcade to pass to throw insults at him, requiring the police to intervene with batons, water cannons and tear gas.
  2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • If I had my way I'd withdraw all support for Jewsrael and let the Jew-Islam race war go on without USA intervening.

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Other Vocabulary

1. en intervene
2. en intervener
3. en intervenes