interposing

ˌɪntərˈpoʊzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of interposing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

mediation

Rare

coming between things or people

Rare

The interposing wall blocked their view.

interrupting

intervening

interruption

Rare

interrupting or intervening in a situation

Rare

His interposing comments disrupted the meeting.

interrupting

intervening

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Origin of interposing

Latin, inter (between) + ponere (to place)

Examples of interposing in a sentence

An interposing figure disrupted the conversation.
The interposing questions made the lecture longer.
Interposing remarks can be quite distracting.

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French:interposé, intervenant, ...
German:dazwischenliegend, unterbrechend, ...
Italian:interposto, interrompente, ...
Spanish:interpuesto, interviniendo, ...
Portuguese:interposto, interrompendo, ...
Chinese:插入的, 干预的, ...
Japanese:間に入る, 割り込む, ...
Arabic:مُتَدَاخِل, مُتَدَخِّل, ...
Hebrew:מַפְרִיד, מַפְרִיעַ, ...
Russian:вставший между, вмешивающийся, ...
Ukrainian:проміжний, перериваючий, ...
Hindi:अवरोधक, बाधा डालने वाला, ...
Bengali:মধ্যবর্তী, হস্তক্ষেপকারী, ...
Catalan:interposat, interposant, ...
Czech:mezilehlý, vměšující se, ...
Danish:mellemkommende, afbrydende, ...
Dutch:tussenliggende, onderbrekend, ...
Greek:παρεμβαλλόμενος, παρεμβατικός, ...
Hungarian:közbeeső, közbeszóló, ...
Khmer:រារាំងនៅចន្លោះ, ចូលរំខាន, ...
Korean:끼어드는, 개입하는, ...
Persian:میانجی, مداخله کننده, ...
Polish:przerywający, interweniujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):intermediário, interveniente, ...
Romanian:interpus, intervenind, ...
Swedish:mellanliggande, avbrytande, ...
Thai:กั้นกลาง, ขัดจังหวะ, ...
Turkish:araya giren, müdahale eden, ...
Vietnamese:chen vào, ngắt lời, ...

interpose

ˌɪn.təˈpəʊz

Definition of interpose - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

influence

intr.

Rare

exert influence to alter a situation

intr.

Rare

The government interposed to prevent the strike.

intervene

mediate

intervene

intr.

Rare

come between in a dispute

intr.

Rare

The mediator interposed to calm the argument.

intervene

intrude

mediate

insertion

tr.

Rare

insert something between other things

tr.

Rare

He interposed a question during the meeting.

insert

interject

introduce

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Origin of interpose

Latin, inter (between) + ponere (to place)

Examples of interpose in a sentence

He interposed his opinion to sway the decision.
She tried to interpose during the heated debate.
He decided to interpose before the situation escalated.
She interposed her opinion during the debate.
The lawyer interposed an objection in court.

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French:intervenir, se placer entre, ...
German:eingreifen, sich einmischen, ...
Italian:intervenire, interporre, ...
Spanish:interponer, interponerse, ...
Portuguese:intervir, interpor-se, ...
Chinese:干预, 插入, ...
Japanese:介入する, 割って入る, ...
Arabic:تَدَخَّلَ, وَسَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעָרֵב, לְהַכְנִיס, ...
Russian:вмешиваться, вставать между, ...
Ukrainian:втручатися, вмішатися, ...
Hindi:प्रभाव डालना, बीच-बचाव करना, ...
Bengali:প্রভাব খাটাতে, মধ্যস্থতা করা, ...
Catalan:intervenir, interposar, ...
Czech:zasáhnout, vložit se, ...
Danish:gribe ind, mægler, ...
Dutch:ingrijpen, invoegen, ...
Greek:παρεμβαίνω, εισέρχομαι, ...
Hungarian:közbelépni, közbeiktatni, ...
Khmer:អន្តរាគមន៍, ចូលមកសម្របសម្រួល, ...
Korean:개입하다, 사이에 끼어들다, ...
Persian:مداخله کرد, میانجی‌گری کرد, ...
Polish:interweniować, wkroczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):intervir, interpor, ...
Romanian:a interveni, a se interpune, ...
Swedish:ingripa, medla, ...
Thai:แทรกแซง, เข้ามาแทรกแซง, ...
Turkish:araya girmek, karışmak, ...
Vietnamese:can thiệp, chèn, ...

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