# intervening

Pronunciation: US say "in-ter-VEE-ning" /ˌɪntɚˈvinɪŋ/; UK say "in-tuh-VEE-ning" /ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Coming or falling between two events, periods, or points in time.
   - Simple: Happening in the time between two events or periods.
   - _She left in 2010 and returned in 2018; the intervening years were spent abroad._
   - _The two surveys agreed, but the intervening period saw rapid population growth._
3. Serving to come between two parties or to mediate a dispute.
   - Simple: Coming between two sides to help settle a problem.
   - _The intervening diplomat persuaded both governments to resume talks._
   - _An intervening authority stepped in to settle the boundary dispute._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of intervene. — present participle and gerund of intervene
   - Simple: Present participle of intervene. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _The central bank is intervening to support the falling currency._
   - _Without anyone intervening, the dispute escalated within minutes._

## Noun

4. The act of coming between two parties to settle matters; intervention or mediation.
   - Simple: The act of stepping in to settle a problem between two sides.
   - _The committee's intervening resolved a long-standing dispute over funding._
   - _Quiet intervening by a trusted elder finally brought both families together._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/intervening (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).