Vocabulary
Intervene
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
Urdu meaning
مداخلت کرنا، حائل ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- When the farmers lay bleeding into the earth in broad daylight, scores of men loitering at tea shops a few metres down the road, turned away, unwilling to intervene.
- Why don`t the authorities intervene the moment the first spade hits the ground?
- But legal fixes are of no use when unelected powers intervene.
- Bar councils, law societies, and legal chambers rarely comment on such exploitative arrangements, let alone intervene.
- Organised troll and disinfo armies intervene not just in South Asian matters, but in right-wing discourse around the world.
Synonyms
intercede, involve oneself, get involved, interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in,
Antonyms
stand by, avoid, eschew, shun
Curator example
“he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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