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intervening
UK
/ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ/
US
/ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ/
Translations
UK
/ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ/
US
/ˌɪntɚˈviːnɪŋ/
Present-participial adjective formed from the verb "intervene"; denotes something situated, occurring, or acting between other things.
The law remained unchanged during the intervening years.
Закон оставался неизменным в промежуточные годы.
Additional translations
Gerund functioning as an uncountable noun meaning 'the act of intervening'.
Repeated intervening by outsiders only prolonged the conflict.
Повторное вмешательство сторонних лиц лишь затянуло конфликт.
Additional translations
Definitions
We met again after the intervening two decades.
The study failed because an intervening factor skewed the data.
Repeated intervening by outsiders only prolonged the conflict.
The teacher had to intervene to stop the fight between the two students.
Several years intervened between the two world wars.
The government decided to intervene in the economic crisis to stabilize the market.
The civil rights organization filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit.