verb · academic
intervene
UK/ˌɪntəˈviːn/US/ˌɪntərˈviːn/in·ter·VENE
to become involved in a situation in order to change what happens
Examples
“Governments may need to intervene to stabilise the economy during a crisis.”
“Teachers rarely intervene in students' group work unless there is a clear problem.”
“If someone disagrees with you in Part 3, explain why you think intervention might be necessary.”
Band 8 sentence
“When market failures persist, regulatory bodies must intervene selectively to correct distortions without stifling innovation.”
Collocations
- intervene in
- directly intervene
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'mediate' for all contexts→intervene
Say it for a higher band
5step in→6interfere→7+intervene
Synonyms
intercede
Easily confused
intervene vs interfere
“The UN decided to intervene to prevent further conflict.”
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