- in·ter·fere
verb /ˌintərˈfi(ə)r/
interfered, past participle; interfered, past tense; interferes, 3rd person singular present; interfering, present participle
- Prevent (a process or activity) from continuing or being carried out properly
- - a job would interfere with his studies
- (of a thing) Strike against (something) when working; get in the way of
- - the rotors are widely separated and do not interfere with one another
- Handle or adjust (something) without permission, esp. so as to cause damage
- - he admitted interfering with a van
- Attempt to bribe or intimidate (a witness)
- Take part or intervene in an activity without invitation or necessity
- - she tried not to interfere in her children's lives
- (of light or other electromagnetic waveforms) Mutually act upon each other and produce interference
- - light pulses interfere constructively in a fiber to emit a pulse
- Cause interference to a broadcast radio signal
- Sexually molest or assault (someone, esp. a child or young person) (used euphemistically)
- (of a horse) Knock one foot against the fetlock of another leg
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in·ter·vene
verb /ˌintərˈvēn/
intervened, past participle; intervened, past tense; intervenes, 3rd person singular present; intervening, present participle
- Come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events
- - he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute
- - their forces intervened to halt the attack
- (of an event or circumstance) Occur as a delay or obstacle to something being done
- - Christmas intervened, and the investigation was suspended
- Interrupt verbally
- - “It's true!” he intervened
- Interpose in a lawsuit as a third party
- Occur in time between events
- - to occupy the intervening months, she took a job in a hospital
- Be situated between things
- - they heard the sound of distant gunfire, muffled by the intervening trees
DONT INTERFERE just intervene
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