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Meaning intervene meaning
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Synonyms intervene synonyms
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Conjugation intervene conjugation
How do you conjugate intervene?
intervene · verb
Present I intervene
Positive I intervene
Singular
1st person I intervene
2nd person you intervene
3rd person he/she/it intervenes
Plural
1st person we intervene
2nd person you intervene
3rd person they intervene
Negative I don't intervene
Singular
1st person I don't intervene I do not intervene
2nd person you don't intervene you do not intervene
3rd person he/she/it doesn't intervene he/she/it does not intervene
Plural
1st person we don't intervene we do not intervene
2nd person you don't intervene you do not intervene
3rd person they don't intervene they do not intervene
Question do I intervene?
Singular
1st person do I intervene?
2nd person do you intervene?
3rd person does he/she/it intervene?
Plural
1st person do we intervene?
2nd person do you intervene?
3rd person do they intervene?
Negative question don't I intervene?
Singular
1st person don't I intervene? do I not intervene?
2nd person don't you intervene? do you not intervene?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it intervene? does he/she/it not intervene?
Plural
1st person don't we intervene? do we not intervene?
2nd person don't you intervene? do you not intervene?
3rd person don't they intervene? do they not intervene?
Past I intervened
Positive I intervened
Singular
1st person I intervened
2nd person you intervened
3rd person he/she/it intervened
Plural
1st person we intervened
2nd person you intervened
3rd person they intervened
Negative I didn't intervene
Singular
1st person I didn't intervene I did not intervene
2nd person you didn't intervene you did not intervene
3rd person he/she/it didn't intervene he/she/it did not intervene
Plural
1st person we didn't intervene we did not intervene
2nd person you didn't intervene you did not intervene
3rd person they didn't intervene they did not intervene
Question did I intervene?
Singular
1st person did I intervene?
2nd person did you intervene?
3rd person did he/she/it intervene?
Plural
1st person did we intervene?
2nd person did you intervene?
3rd person did they intervene?
Negative question didn't I intervene?
Singular
1st person didn't I intervene? did I not intervene?
2nd person didn't you intervene? did you not intervene?
3rd person didn't he/she/it intervene? did he/she/it not intervene?
Plural
1st person didn't we intervene? did we not intervene?
2nd person didn't you intervene? did you not intervene?
3rd person didn't they intervene? did they not intervene?
Future I'll intervene
Positive I'll intervene
Singular
1st person I'll intervene I will intervene
2nd person you'll intervene you will intervene
3rd person he/she/it'll intervene he/she/it will intervene
Plural
1st person we'll intervene we will intervene
2nd person you'll intervene you will intervene
3rd person they'll intervene they will intervene
Negative I won't intervene
Singular
1st person I won't intervene I will not intervene
2nd person you won't intervene you will not intervene
3rd person he/she/it won't intervene he/she/it will not intervene
Plural
1st person we won't intervene we will not intervene
2nd person you won't intervene you will not intervene
3rd person they won't intervene they will not intervene
Question will I intervene?
Singular
1st person will I intervene?
2nd person will you intervene?
3rd person will he/she/it intervene?
Plural
1st person will we intervene?
2nd person will you intervene?
3rd person will they intervene?
Negative question won't I intervene?
Singular
1st person won't I intervene? will I not intervene?
2nd person won't you intervene? will you not intervene?
3rd person won't he/she/it intervene? will he/she/it not intervene?
Plural
1st person won't we intervene? will we not intervene?
2nd person won't you intervene? will you not intervene?
3rd person won't they intervene? will they not intervene?
Conditional I'd intervene
Positive I'd intervene
Singular
1st person I'd intervene I would intervene
2nd person you'd intervene you would intervene
3rd person he/she/it'd intervene he/she/it would intervene
Plural
1st person we'd intervene we would intervene
2nd person you'd intervene you would intervene
3rd person they'd intervene they would intervene
Negative I wouldn't intervene
Singular
1st person I wouldn't intervene I would not intervene
2nd person you wouldn't intervene you would not intervene
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't intervene he/she/it would not intervene
Plural
1st person we wouldn't intervene we would not intervene
2nd person you wouldn't intervene you would not intervene
3rd person they wouldn't intervene they would not intervene
Question would I intervene?
Singular
1st person would I intervene?
2nd person would you intervene?
3rd person would he/she/it intervene?
Plural
1st person would we intervene?
2nd person would you intervene?
3rd person would they intervene?
Negative question wouldn't I intervene?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I intervene? would I not intervene?
2nd person wouldn't you intervene? would you not intervene?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it intervene? would he/she/it not intervene?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we intervene? would we not intervene?
2nd person wouldn't you intervene? would you not intervene?
3rd person wouldn't they intervene? would they not intervene?
Present continuous I'm intervening
Positive I'm intervening
Singular
1st person I'm intervening I am intervening
2nd person you're intervening you are intervening
3rd person he/she/it's intervening he/she/it is intervening
Plural
1st person we're intervening we are intervening
2nd person you're intervening you are intervening
3rd person they're intervening they are intervening
Negative I'm not intervening
Singular
1st person I'm not intervening I am not intervening
2nd person you aren't intervening you're not intervening you are not intervening
3rd person he/she/it isn't intervening he/she/it's not intervening he/she/it is not intervening
Plural
1st person we aren't intervening we're not intervening we are not intervening
2nd person you aren't intervening you're not intervening you are not intervening
3rd person they aren't intervening they're not intervening they are not intervening
Question am I intervening?
Singular
1st person am I intervening?
2nd person are you intervening?
3rd person is he/she/it intervening?
Plural
1st person are we intervening?
2nd person are you intervening?
3rd person are they intervening?
Negative question aren't I intervening?
Singular
1st person aren't I intervening? am I not intervening?
2nd person aren't you intervening? are you not intervening?
3rd person isn't he/she/it intervening? is he/she/it not intervening?
Plural
1st person aren't we intervening? are we not intervening?
2nd person aren't you intervening? are you not intervening?
3rd person aren't they intervening? are they not intervening?
Past continuous I was intervening
Positive I was intervening
Singular
1st person I was intervening
2nd person you were intervening
3rd person he/she/it was intervening
Plural
1st person we were intervening
2nd person you were intervening
3rd person they were intervening
Negative I wasn't intervening
Singular
1st person I wasn't intervening I was not intervening
2nd person you weren't intervening you were not intervening
3rd person he/she/it wasn't intervening he/she/it was not intervening
Plural
1st person we weren't intervening we were not intervening
2nd person you weren't intervening you were not intervening
3rd person they weren't intervening they were not intervening
Question was I intervening?
Singular
1st person was I intervening?
2nd person were you intervening?
3rd person was he/she/it intervening?
Plural
1st person were we intervening?
2nd person were you intervening?
3rd person were they intervening?
Negative question wasn't I intervening?
Singular
1st person wasn't I intervening? was I not intervening?
2nd person weren't you intervening? were you not intervening?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it intervening? was he/she/it not intervening?
Plural
1st person weren't we intervening? were we not intervening?
2nd person weren't you intervening? were you not intervening?
3rd person weren't they intervening? were they not intervening?
Future continuous I'll be intervening
Positive I'll be intervening
Singular
1st person I'll be intervening I will be intervening
2nd person you'll be intervening you will be intervening
3rd person he/she/it'll be intervening he/she/it will be intervening
Plural
1st person we'll be intervening we will be intervening
2nd person you'll be intervening you will be intervening
3rd person they'll be intervening they will be intervening
Negative I won't be intervening
Singular
1st person I won't be intervening I will not be intervening
2nd person you won't be intervening you will not be intervening
3rd person he/she/it won't be intervening he/she/it will not be intervening
Plural
1st person we won't be intervening we will not be intervening
2nd person you won't be intervening you will not be intervening
3rd person they won't be intervening they will not be intervening
Question will I be intervening?
Singular
1st person will I be intervening?
2nd person will you be intervening?
3rd person will he/she/it be intervening?
Plural
1st person will we be intervening?
2nd person will you be intervening?
3rd person will they be intervening?
Negative question won't I be intervening?
Singular
1st person won't I be intervening? will I not be intervening?
2nd person won't you be intervening? will you not be intervening?
3rd person won't he/she/it be intervening? will he/she/it not be intervening?
Plural
1st person won't we be intervening? will we not be intervening?
2nd person won't you be intervening? will you not be intervening?
3rd person won't they be intervening? will they not be intervening?
Conditional continuous I'd be intervening
Positive I'd be intervening
Singular
1st person I'd be intervening I would be intervening
2nd person you'd be intervening you would be intervening
3rd person he/she/it'd be intervening he/she/it would be intervening
Plural
1st person we'd be intervening we would be intervening
2nd person you'd be intervening you would be intervening
3rd person they'd be intervening they would be intervening
Negative I wouldn't be intervening
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be intervening I would not be intervening
2nd person you wouldn't be intervening you would not be intervening
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be intervening he/she/it would not be intervening
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be intervening we would not be intervening
2nd person you wouldn't be intervening you would not be intervening
3rd person they wouldn't be intervening they would not be intervening
Question would I be intervening?
Singular
1st person would I be intervening?
2nd person would you be intervening?
3rd person would he/she/it be intervening?
Plural
1st person would we be intervening?
2nd person would you be intervening?
3rd person would they be intervening?
Negative question wouldn't I be intervening?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be intervening? would I not be intervening?
2nd person wouldn't you be intervening? would you not be intervening?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be intervening? would he/she/it not be intervening?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be intervening? would we not be intervening?
2nd person wouldn't you be intervening? would you not be intervening?
3rd person wouldn't they be intervening? would they not be intervening?
Present perfect I've intervened
Positive I've intervened
Singular
1st person I've intervened I have intervened
2nd person you've intervened you have intervened
3rd person he/she/it's intervened he/she/it has intervened
Plural
1st person we've intervened we have intervened
2nd person you've intervened you have intervened
3rd person they've intervened they have intervened
Negative I haven't intervened
Singular
1st person I haven't intervened I have not intervened
2nd person you haven't intervened you have not intervened
3rd person he/she/it hasn't intervened he/she/it has not intervened
Plural
1st person we haven't intervened we have not intervened
2nd person you haven't intervened you have not intervened
3rd person they haven't intervened they have not intervened
Question have I intervened?
Singular
1st person have I intervened?
2nd person have you intervened?
3rd person has he/she/it intervened?
Plural
1st person have we intervened?
2nd person have you intervened?
3rd person have they intervened?
Negative question haven't I intervened?
Singular
1st person haven't I intervened? have I not intervened?
2nd person haven't you intervened? have you not intervened?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it intervened? has he/she/it not intervened?
Plural
1st person haven't we intervened? have we not intervened?
2nd person haven't you intervened? have you not intervened?
3rd person haven't they intervened? have they not intervened?
Past perfect I had intervened
Positive I had intervened
Singular
1st person I had intervened
2nd person you had intervened
3rd person he/she/it had intervened
Plural
1st person we had intervened
2nd person you had intervened
3rd person they had intervened
Negative I hadn't intervened
Singular
1st person I hadn't intervened I had not intervened
2nd person you hadn't intervened you had not intervened
3rd person he/she/it hadn't intervened he/she/it had not intervened
Plural
1st person we hadn't intervened we had not intervened
2nd person you hadn't intervened you had not intervened
3rd person they hadn't intervened they had not intervened
Question had I intervened?
Singular
1st person had I intervened?
2nd person had you intervened?
3rd person had he/she/it intervened?
Plural
1st person had we intervened?
2nd person had you intervened?
3rd person had they intervened?
Negative question hadn't I intervened?
Singular
1st person hadn't I intervened? had I not intervened?
2nd person hadn't you intervened? had you not intervened?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it intervened? had he/she/it not intervened?
Plural
1st person hadn't we intervened? had we not intervened?
2nd person hadn't you intervened? had you not intervened?
3rd person hadn't they intervened? had they not intervened?
Future perfect I'll have intervened
Positive I'll have intervened
Singular
1st person I'll have intervened I will have intervened
2nd person you'll have intervened you will have intervened
3rd person he/she/it'll have intervened he/she/it will have intervened
Plural
1st person we'll have intervened we will have intervened
2nd person you'll have intervened you will have intervened
3rd person they'll have intervened they will have intervened
Negative I won't have intervened
Singular
1st person I won't have intervened I will not have intervened
2nd person you won't have intervened you will not have intervened
3rd person he/she/it won't have intervened he/she/it will not have intervened
Plural
1st person we won't have intervened we will not have intervened
2nd person you won't have intervened you will not have intervened
3rd person they won't have intervened they will not have intervened
Question +'ll I have intervened?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have intervened? will I have intervened?
2nd person +'ll you have intervened? will you have intervened?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have intervened? will he/she/it have intervened?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have intervened? will we have intervened?
2nd person +'ll you have intervened? will you have intervened?
3rd person +'ll they have intervened? will they have intervened?
Negative question won't I have intervened?
Singular
1st person won't I have intervened? will I not have intervened?
2nd person won't you have intervened? will you not have intervened?
3rd person won't he/she/it have intervened? will he/she/it not have intervened?
Plural
1st person won't we have intervened? will we not have intervened?
2nd person won't you have intervened? will you not have intervened?
3rd person won't they have intervened? will they not have intervened?
Conditional perfect I'd have intervened
Positive I'd have intervened
Singular
1st person I'd have intervened I would have intervened
2nd person you'd have intervened you would have intervened
3rd person he/she/it'd have intervened he/she/it would have intervened
Plural
1st person we'd have intervened we would have intervened
2nd person you'd have intervened you would have intervened
3rd person they'd have intervened they would have intervened
Negative I wouldn't have intervened
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have intervened I would not have intervened
2nd person you wouldn't have intervened you would not have intervened
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have intervened he/she/it would not have intervened
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have intervened we would not have intervened
2nd person you wouldn't have intervened you would not have intervened
3rd person they wouldn't have intervened they would not have intervened
Question would I have intervened?
Singular
1st person would I have intervened?
2nd person would you have intervened?
3rd person would he/she/it have intervened?
Plural
1st person would we have intervened?
2nd person would you have intervened?
3rd person would they have intervened?
Negative question wouldn't I have intervened?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have intervened? would I not have intervened?
2nd person wouldn't you have intervened? would you not have intervened?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have intervened? would he/she/it not have intervened?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have intervened? would we not have intervened?
2nd person wouldn't you have intervened? would you not have intervened?
3rd person wouldn't they have intervened? would they not have intervened?
Imperative intervene!
Positive
you intervene!
we let's intervene!
Negative
you don't intervene!
we let's not intervene!
Examples intervene examples
How do I use intervene in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Years intervene between the two incidents.
They should not intervene in the internal affairs of another country.
The United Nations sent troops to intervene in the conflict.
Maybe the village elders will intervene to reconcile them.
Do not intervene in matters which do not concern you!
Tom tried to intervene.
Tom tried to intervene and Mary punched him in the face.
We must intervene.
They won't intervene.
Should we intervene?
If you intervene, they will also intervene.
I don't want to intervene.
They shouldn't intervene in the internal affairs of another state.
The police rarely intervene.
I promise I won't intervene.
I promise that I won't intervene.
Movie subtitles
The governor refuses to intervene.
I must intervene.
And I am anxious not to intervene again, Mr. Keane.
I will intervene if I see reason.
That is to say, in the event of the present duke dying without issue, I alone intervene between you and the title.
If justice refuses to intervene, then we will.
You trying to intervene for Simmons?
Tell me, Mrs Stroud, why do you think the president should intervene?
Why don't you intervene?
Don't tell me you won't intervene, because you already have.
Who's asking you to intervene?
Is it still your intention to intervene at the sacrifice?
Forgive me, but it is impossible to intervene officially.
So Mr. Ramos had to intervene.
What right has a layman to intervene in spiritual affairs?
That is to say, in the event of the present duke dying without issue, I alone intervene between you and the title. And I am an old man.
Do you think we should intervene?
If they tried to intervene?
May I intervene, Your Honour?
Special divisions of police had to intervene with water cannon to disperse the crowds following the bloody incidents in Genoa.
And why doesn't our king intervene?
Your victory allows you to intervene. in the worst crisis that this state is facing.
I heard everything, but there was no way for me to intervene.
I have to intervene, it'll end in tears.
I don't want to intervene in this battle.
If troubles break out, don't intervene.
Marshal, you must intervene!
I didn't want to intervene, just now.
You want me to intervene to make you some money.
Believe me, those kind of people aren't like that, and if you don't intervene in good time you might regret it bitterly.
You're asking me to intervene to help a business that you're associated with.
In theses rough benches you earn. the right to intervene in parliament.
You don't intervene?
Do not give them reason to intervene.
Is it still your intention to intervene at the sacrifice? - Yes.
I've had to give many careers. So Mr. Ramos had to intervene.
News and current affairs
Cherkesov's deputy remains in prison. Most believe that Putin is unable to intervene in his defense.
Such a massive effort will be doomed to failure, however, if Afghanistan's neighbors intervene in ways that promote economic upheaval all over again.
Indeed, the US has trimmed its presence abroad by refusing to contribute to a eurozone bailout, intervene in Syria, or use force to contain Iran's nuclear breakout (despite strong Israeli support).
One view is that the state is sacrosanct: the EU has to intervene and help any errant member to get back on its feet.
At the same time, the fact that police agents must intervene in places with which they are not familiar severely impedes their effectiveness.
But industrial countries, too, intervene substantially in markets.
So, if massive use of force fails, how is a big country, believing that its interests or moral duty compel it to intervene in the affairs of a small one, to do so successfully?
Why shout that government should not intervene in markets, claiming that markets are efficient, yet intervene in currency markets?
The state's role is to protect, enforce, and regulate these contracts and related property rights, as well as to intervene to prevent systemic failure.
If, for example, Taiwan were to declare independence, China would likely intervene with armed force, regardless of the perceived economic or military costs.
This is why the government wants to intervene.
Former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin reportedly tried to influence the current government to intervene on behalf of Enron in its hotly contested dispute in India.
Like drug addicts or the mentally ill who refuse treatment, we need our friends to intervene.
Most believe that Putin is unable to intervene in his defense.
Israel has reacted positively to the will of the young generation, but it cannot and should not intervene in events in the Arab world.
A more radical measure, which some have advocated, would be direction intervene, with the state providing benefits for families with more girls.
Nor is there any prospect that someone else will intervene in Sudan to make an arrest.
What makes this possibility the financial nightmare of choice, worse than the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, is the fear that many sovereign states have already shot all their bullets and would thus be powerless to intervene.
In recent weeks, Japan became the first large industrial economy to intervene directly in currency markets.
China's exchange-rate intervention probably hurts a number of other emerging-market exporters that do not intervene as much and are less competitive as a result.
In his zeal to intervene, Obama is again disregarding US and international law by seeking approval from neither the US Congress nor the United Nations Security Council.
For example, Paul De Grauwe of the University of Leuvem has proposed that the European Central Bank should intervene when exchange-rate developments are out of touch with economic reality, in order to send a signal to the markets.
Nor would internal reforms work, because the Soviets would intervene to save the system, as they did in 1968 in Czechoslovakia.