tussenkomen — meaning in English

English meaning

• interject verb To break into a conversation suddenly with a remark.
• interpose verb To put something, or oneself, between two other things.
• intervene verb To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop what is happening.
• meddle verb To interfere in matters that are not one's concern.

Senses

tussenkomen is used for these senses in English:

• interject (intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene.
• interpose (transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
• intervene (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.

interpose — full definition

1. verb To put something, or oneself, between two other things.
2. verb To break into a conversation with a remark on a different subject.
3. verb To offer one's help or assistance.
4. verb To lie or fit between two other things.

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