In a sentence
Six example sentences with intervene, each labelled with its topic.
The trainer had to intervene when the lifter's back rounded under the bar on his fourth heavy rep.
Fitness
Neighboring states refused to intervene in the border dispute, leaving two small delegations to negotiate the crossing themselves.
Politics
A regulator can intervene before the sale closes, freezing the deal until the smaller rival gets a fair hearing.
Business
The central bank intervened in the currency market, selling dollars until the exchange rate stopped sliding.
Finance
Doctors chose to intervene early, removing the appendix before the inflammation could spread.
Medicine
The referee intervened when the argument between the coaches grew loud enough to delay the free throws.
Basketball
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Found in 9 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- Medical Academic Word ListAuthoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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