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Synonyms for intervening
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-ter-veen |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈvin |
Définition of intervening
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.
- adj intermediary
- The intervening time had been one of what I may call spiritual ups and downs.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- A glance at the intervening ground, another through his sights.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- In the intervening period of waiting my mind underwent a change.
- Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
- In some respects, these intervening days were the hardest ones she had to bear.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- The suffragists had spent the intervening ten months in a campaign of their own.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- Through the intervening months his face had been ever present.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- Over the heads of intervening diners, the dummy-chucker saw his host.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- He rose from the chair and went closer to the intervening door.
- Extract from : « The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service » by James R. Driscoll
- The lad followed, breaking into a trot despite the intervening trees.
- Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
- The French Admiral, however, excused himself for intervening so late.
- Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann
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