1. to come between parties in a dispute in order to help resolve it
Usage: past tense of intervene
2. to occur or come between two events or points in time
Usage: past tense of intervene
3. to interfere in a situation in order to change or prevent something
Usage: past tense of intervene

Examples

• The teacher intervened when the students started arguing.
• Several years intervened before they met again.
• The government intervened to prevent the company’s bankruptcy.
• She intervened in the conversation to clarify the facts.
• Military forces intervened to restore order.
• A long winter intervened between the harvest and spring planting.
• The referee intervened to stop the fight.