intervention — the action or process of intervening, especially to improve a situation or prevent something from happening
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the action or process of intervening, especially to improve a situation or prevent something from happening
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪntərˈvenʃən/
Example Sentences
- The teacher's intervention stopped the food fight in the cafeteria.
- Without parental intervention, he would have spent his entire allowance on video games.
- The crisis required immediate international intervention.
intervention
NOUN[/ˌɪntərˈvenʃən/]
the action or process of intervening, especially to improve a situation or prevent something from happening
The teacher's intervention stopped the argument before it turned into a fight.
The referee's intervention stopped the fight between the two players. (INTER = between → INTERVENTION = the act of stepping between people)
After the mediator's intervention, the leaders gathered at a convention and celebrated the peace agreement.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin interventio, derived from the verb intervenire meaning 'to come between' or 'to interrupt'. The word developed from the concept of stepping into a situation to interrupt or mediate, as when someone intervenes between two quarreling parties.
Breakdown
inter- (between) + venire (to come) + -tion (noun suffix), literally 'a coming between'.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The teacher's intervention stopped the food fight in the cafeteria.”
“Without parental intervention, he would have spent his entire allowance on video games.”
“The crisis required immediate international intervention.”
“My mom's intervention saved me from eating expired pizza for breakfast.”
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