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intervene
/ˌɪntəˈviːn/
verb
interweniować
/intɛrvɛˈnʲɔvat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
wkraczaćwmieszać się
Definition
to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it
Examples
She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.
Mogłaby zginąć, gdyby sąsiedzi nie interweniowali.
Collocations
intervene in a conflictintervene directlyintervene militarily
Word forms
intervenedpast simpleinterveningpresent participleintervenesthird person singular
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