intervenir — meaning in English

English meaning

• intervene verb To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop what is happening.
• tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

intervenir is used for these senses in English:

• intervene (intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action. [with in]
• intervene (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
• step in (intransitive) To get involved; to act
• tap (communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]

intervene — full definition

1. verb To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop what is happening.
2. verb To occur or fall between two points in time or two events.

tap — full definition

1. noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
2. verb To hit something lightly and briefly, often to get attention or make contact.
3. verb To secretly connect a device to a phone line or communication channel in order to listen in.
4. verb To draw on or make use of a resource, often one that was previously unused.

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