All 4 Uses of
intervene
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- — Pucey throws to Warrington, Warrington to Montague, Montague back to Pucey —Johnson intervenes,
Chpt 19 (definition 1)intervenes = gets involved to influence an outcome
- 'Well, anyway,' said Hagrid quickly, intervening before Ron could answer back, 'Dumbledore'd bewitched this branch to burn fer evermore...'
Chpt 20 (definition 1)intervening = interrupting
- He knew he was too early to meet Hermione, but he thought it likely there would be someone in here with whom he could spend the intervening time.
Chpt 25 (definition 2) *intervening = passing between two events
- Harry kept reminding himself that Lily had intervened; his mother had been decent.
Chpt 29 (definition 1) *intervened = got involved to influence an outcome
Definitions:
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(1) (intervene as in: intervened in the war) the process of getting involved to influence an outcomeThe exact meaning of intervention can depend upon its context. For example:
- "intervention program for at-risk youth" -- a process of trying to influence the direction of someone's life
- "medical intervention" -- action taken to improve a medical outcome
- "military intervention" -- interference by a government in affairs of another government (in this case to interfere militarily)
- "had a family intervention" -- an organized meeting of family members to encourage someone (who is often surprised) to recognize and work at solving a problem such as substance abuse
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(2) (intervene as in: in the intervening years) something between two other things -- especially the passage of time between two events