intervene

eingreifen, intervenieren

Sich in eine Situation einschalten, um zu helfen, Probleme zu stoppen oder den Verlauf zu ändern.

In einfachem Englisch: To become involved in a situation to help, stop trouble, or change what happens.

• The police had to intervene.
• She intervened in the dispute between her colleagues.
• Why did the government refuse to intervene?

So benutzt man es: intervene in something (The teacher intervened in the argument.); intervene to do something (A neighbor intervened to stop the fight.)

Synonyme: step in, get involved, interfere

Häufige Wendungen: intervene in something, intervene to help, police intervene

dazwischenkommen

Unerwartet geschehen und dadurch etwas anderes verhindern oder verzögern.

In einfachem Englisch: To happen unexpectedly and stop or delay something else.

• We will leave unless something intervenes.
• An unexpected illness intervened and delayed our trip.
• Nothing intervened to prevent the work from starting.

Synonyme: get in the way, intrude

Häufige Wendungen: something may intervene, intervene to prevent

dazwischenliegen

Zwischen zwei Personen, Orten, Dingen oder Zeitpunkten liegen oder vorhanden sein.

In einfachem Englisch: To lie or exist between two people, places, things, or times.

• A wall intervenes between the gardens.
• Ten years intervened between their meetings.
• A wide river intervened between the town and the forest.

So benutzt man es: intervene between A and B (A deep valley intervenes between the two villages.)

Synonyme: lie between, come between

Häufige Wendungen: intervene between something, years intervene

beitreten, intervenieren

Sich einem laufenden Gerichtsverfahren anschließen, um die eigenen Interessen zu schützen.

In einfachem Englisch: To join an existing court case to protect your own interests.

• The court allowed her to intervene.
• Several organizations applied to intervene in the case.
• He intervened because the judgment could affect his property.

So benutzt man es: intervene in something (The company asked to intervene in the lawsuit.)

Häufige Wendungen: intervene in proceedings, permission to intervene, intervene in litigation