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Antonyms for intervened


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-ter-veen
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈvin



Definition of intervened

Origin :
  • 1580s, back-formation from intervention, or else from Latin intervenire "to come between, intervene, interrupt," from inter "between" (see inter-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Intervened; intervening.
  • verb mediate
  • verb happen
Example sentences :
  • A mile, across fields, intervened between me and the coach-office.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Before, however, the bill was passed a ministerial crisis had intervened.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But of late years a coolness has intervened, and now they never speak as they pass by.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • But before he could frame an answer, the Baroness intervened.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Over and over again Tony had intervened and successfully prevented a storm.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • But if you had consulted me, and we had talked the matter over together, I might have intervened.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Rossi made a step forward with a threatening gesture, but Roma intervened.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Things were progressing after this sort when King Pausanias intervened.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • Was it possible that she might have intervened in any way in it?
  • Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
  • The "Powers" had intervened, he said, and the English were leaving the country!
  • Extract from : « The Petticoat Commando » by Johanna Brandt

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