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Definition of intervention - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
outside involvementaction of interfering in events or situations
- The government's intervention was necessary to stabilize the economy.
2.
psychologyattempt to help someone with addiction
- The family planned an intervention for their brother.
3.
health treatmentTECH. medical procedure to improve healthTECH.
- The intervention saved the patient's life.
4.
businessTECH. action by a central bank to support currencyTECH.
- The central bank's intervention boosted the currency's value.
5.
join lawsuitTECH. legal motion to become a party in a caseTECH.
- The judge allowed the intervention in the ongoing lawsuit.
Expressions with intervention
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supernatural act where a god changes or helps events
Many believed the rescue was due to divine intervention.
organizing a planned effort to address a problem
They are staging an intervention to help him quit drinking.
deliberate action by public authorities to influence activities or solve problems
The new tax is a form of government intervention in the housing market.
planned action program aimed at changing conditions or behavior in a community
The community intervention reduced youth violence in the neighborhood.
planned method used to change or control a situation or system
The new intervention mechanism aims to stabilize food prices during shortages.
official plan describing when and how to step into a situation
The central bank reviewed its intervention policy during the financial crisis.
group of trained people organized to step in and solve serious problems
The school formed an intervention team to support at-risk students.
action taken by police to stop, control, or change a situation
Rapid police intervention prevented the protest from turning violent.
manual action by a person to control or correct an ongoing process
The program stopped and waited for user intervention before deleting any files.
emergency assistance in critical situations
The team specialized in crisis intervention arrived at the scene immediately..
minimum price set by government to stabilize market prices
The intervention price for wheat was set to ensure farmers a fair income.
person steps in to fix, adjust or guide how work is done
The software usually runs automatically, but this error requires manual intervention.
use of armed forces to influence events in another place or conflict
The government debated possible military intervention in the neighboring country's civil war.
actions by government to influence or control economic activity
The financial crisis led to increased state intervention in banking.
medical operation performed by surgeons to treat disease injury or abnormality
The patient required immediate surgical intervention to stop internal bleeding.
government action to influence currency value
The central bank announced a currency intervention to stabilize the economy.
military action to protect human rights in another country
The UN authorized humanitarian intervention in the conflict zone.
use of military force with weapons to influence another group or country
The government debated whether armed intervention in the region was justified.
organized military group kept ready to enter conflicts or crises
The government sent an intervention force to stabilize the border region.
Origin of intervention
Latin, intervenire (to come between)
Terms with intervention included in their meaning
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emergency
contact police for assistance or intervention
supernatural
extraordinary event considered as a divine intervention
self-operating
camera that operates without manual intervention
automatic
automatically without active choice or intervention
intervention
intervene in a situation to help or stop something
medical
lacking medical or other intervention
power to act
action or intervention producing a particular effect
technology
operated by automation without human intervention
safety
intervention to avoid a problem
politics
left-wing ideology promoting welfare and state intervention
supernatural
extraordinary event attributed to divine intervention
political philosophy
person advocating for minimal government intervention
minimalism
minimal intervention or involvement
action
cause something to occur through effort or intervention
religion
by means of divine or supernatural intervention
nature
event or situation that occurs in nature without human intervention
nature
existing in nature without human intervention
resolution
resolve without intervention
observation
monitor events without immediate intervention
independence
without the help or intervention of others
medical
initiated by medical intervention
human
by human effort or intervention
self-shutdown
designed to shut down without user intervention
technology
backup that happens without user intervention
Examples of intervention in a sentence
Without timely intervention, the project would have failed. The intervention was crucial for his recovery. They organized an intervention to confront her addiction. The intervention reduced the patient's symptoms significantly. After the intervention, her condition improved rapidly. Currency intervention stabilized the market temporarily.
The intervention prevented a potential economic crisis. Her lawyer filed an intervention in the case. The intervention was crucial for the trial's outcome.
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- French:intervention, aide, ...
- German:Eingreifen, Maßnahme, ...
- Italian:intervento, intervento psicologico, ...
- Spanish:intervención, acción de apoyo, ...
- Portuguese:intervenção, ...
- Chinese:干预, 治疗, ...
- Japanese:介入, 医療処置, ...
- Arabic:تَدَخُّل, تَدَخُّل, ...
- Hebrew:הִתְעַרְבוּת, אִינְטֶרְוֶונְצְיָה, ...
- Russian:вмешательство, интервенция, ...
- Ukrainian:втручання, валютна інтервенція, ...
- Hindi:हस्तक्षेप, सहायता प्रयास, ...
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