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For healthy adult people, the really big thing we can foresee are ways of intervening in the ageing process, either by slowing or reversing it.
Nick Bostrom

Meaning of "intervening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERVENING

intervening  [ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERVENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intervening is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INTERVENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intervention

Intervention may refer to: ▪ Interventionism ▪ Humanitarian intervention, an attempt to reduce suffering within a state through armed conflict ▪ Entente intervention in the Russian Civil War at 1918-1925 ▪ Invasion or military offensive ▪ Intervention, an attempt to compel a subject to "get help" for an addiction or other problem ▪ Cognitive interventions, a set of techniques and therapies practiced in counseling ▪ Economic interventionism, when a central bank buys or sells foreign currencies in an attempt to adjust exchange rates ▪ Intervention, a legal procedure for a nonparty to enter an ongoing lawsuit ▪ Health intervention, an effort to promote good health behaviour or to prevent bad health behaviour ▪ Art intervention, an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, or venue/space ▪ The Ottaviani Intervention, a study written by Cardinals Alfredo Ottaviani and Antonio Bacci to Pope Paul VI concerning changes to the Catholic...

Definition of intervening in the English dictionary

The definition of intervening in the dictionary is occurring, located, or present between other things.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERVENING


cleaning
ˈkliːnɪŋ
convening
kənˈviːnɪŋ
demeaning
dɪˈmiːnɪŋ
dry-cleaning
ˌdraɪˈkliːnɪŋ
greening
ˈɡriːnɪŋ
house-cleaning
ˈhaʊsˌkliːnɪŋ
leaning
ˈliːnɪŋ
learning
ˈlɜːnɪŋ
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
overweening
ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ
postweaning
ˌpəʊstˈwiːnɪŋ
preweaning
priːˈwiːnɪŋ
screening
ˈskriːnɪŋ
spring-cleaning
ˌsprɪŋˈkliːnɪŋ
sunscreening
ˈsʌnˌskriːnɪŋ
tuning
ˈtjuːnɪŋ
unmeaning
ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ
weaning
ˈwiːnɪŋ
window-cleaning
ˈwɪndəʊˌkliːnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERVENING

intervalley
intervallic
intervallum
intervalometer
intervarsity
intervein
intervene
intervener
intervenient
intervening variable
intervenor
intervention
intervention price
interventional
interventional radiology
interventionism
interventionist
interventor
intervertebral
intervertebral disc

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERVENING

awakening
beginning
christening
evening
fastening
frightening
gardening
grand opening
happening
life-threatening
lightening
listening
opening
sharpening
shortening
strengthening
thickening
threatening
tightening
whitening
widening

Synonyms and antonyms of intervening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERVENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intervening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of intervening

Translation of «intervening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERVENING

Find out the translation of intervening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intervening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intervening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发生于其间的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intermedio
570 millions of speakers

English

intervening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हस्तक्षेप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدخل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вмешательства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যস্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intermédiaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Campur tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dazwischenliegend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中間の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

~사이의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intervening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

can thiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यस्थी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aradan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intercorso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

interwencji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

втручання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intervenind
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρεμβαίνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gryp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellanliggande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gripe inn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intervening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERVENING»

The term «intervening» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERVENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intervening

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8 QUOTES WITH «INTERVENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intervening.
1
William Ames
Therefore, the church is not absolutely necessary as an object of faith, not even for us today, for then Abraham and the other prophets would not have given assent to those things which were revealed to them from God without any intervening help of the church.
2
Nick Bostrom
For healthy adult people, the really big thing we can foresee are ways of intervening in the ageing process, either by slowing or reversing it.
3
William J. Brennan, Jr.
We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time.
4
Eric Cantor
People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.
5
Michael Foot
He's passed from rising hope to elder statesman without any intervening period whatsoever.
6
Winona LaDuke
If you're going to spend most of your time in your democracy figuring out how to get oil by intervening into other people's countries and insuring that you follow it with military might, we think there's an alternative. Which would be renewable energy.
7
Marilynne Robinson
I tend to think of the reading of any book as preparation for the next reading of it. There are always intervening books or facts or realizations that put a book in another light and make it different and richer the second or the third time.
8
Michael Todd
I felt that if we, as the Met, were not intervening once one person starts digging up Parliament Square, then someone else is going to join in and you have a spiral.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERVENING»

Discover the use of intervening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intervening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Representing and Intervening: Introductory Topics in the ...
This 1983 book is a lively and clearly written introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scientific realism.
Ian Hacking, 1983
2
The Law of Intervening Causation
Utilizing a comparative examination of case-law from England, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, this volume provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the law of intervening causation (novus actus interveniens) to ...
Douglas Hodgson, 2008
3
Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order
This book brings together researchers from a range of disciplines together with practitioners and policy makers to explore the questions surrounding novel ecosystems.
Richard J. Hobbs, Eric S. Higgs, Carol Hall, 2013
4
Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior: A ...
This book presents a multilevel intervention and prevention program for at-risk adolescents and their families.
Thomas J. Dishion, Kate Kavanagh, 2003
5
Intervening in the Brain: Changing Psyche and Society
'Mind doping' is a populist slogan at hand, suggesting a deprecatory parallel to the practice of doping in sports. The present book subjects the whole range of questions associated with these problems to a thorough exploration.
Reinhard Merkel, F. Wuetscher, G. Boer, 2007
6
Intervening and Changing: Looking for Meaning in Interactions
This book introduces a new perspective on intervening and organisational change.
Jaap Boonstra, Leon de Caluwe, 2007
7
Intervening in children's lives: an ecological, ...
In this book, Thomas J. Dishion and Elizabeth A. Stormshak describe their family-centered, ecological approach, which may be used as an intensive intervention or as a periodic preventive check up.
Thomas J. Dishion, Elizabeth A. Stormshak, 2007
8
Olympus Inc: Intervening for Cultural Change in Organizations
The application of Greek mythological archetypes to organizations.
Bernie Neville, Tim Dalmau, 2010
9
Suicide: Understanding and Intervening
Reveals a suicidal person's inner world and thought patterns, helps one to assess the risk of suicide, and improves one's ability to help suicidal people.
Jeffrey S. Black, 2003
10
Intervening Early: Promoting Positive Behaviour in Young ...
This book is an ideal resource for all early years practitioners working across a variety of settings for young children.
Nicky Hutchinson, Hilary Smith, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERVENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intervening is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ferrari's 2016 options: Contenders to partner Sebastian Vettel | F1 …
The F1 driver market can often be a fickle old world, however, and what has certainly gone for 'the Hulk' in the intervening period is the ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
2
E. J'lem residents: Police did not protect us from stones, firebombs …
According to witnesses, law enforcement took too long to arrive, refrained from intervening, and even got into arguments with residents. «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
3
The Pope of Latin America - The New Yorker
In the intervening years, that process has continued apace, as Pope Francis knows all too well. Indeed, if the Catholic Church is to have any ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
Gypsies win green belt appeals after High Court discrimination ruling
... former communities secretary had discriminated against Travellers by intervening in appeals involving green belt pitches have this week had ... «PlanningResource, Jul 15»
5
10th witness turns hostile in Samjhauta Express blasts case | The …
... in Panipat district of Haryana, killing 68 people, mostly from Pakistan, and injuring 12 on the intervening night of February 18 and 19, 2007. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
Lula, Odebrecht and Eduardo Cunha: Brazil's Corruption …
Lula is suspected of intervening on behalf of contractor conglomerate Odebrecht and winning them lucrative foreign contracts, according to ... «Latin Times, Jul 15»
7
American spies tracked Putin for over 20 years | The Times
One reason is that the United States has been concerned with more pressing priorities during the intervening 20 years. Another is that the ... «The Times, Jul 15»
8
Chinese market interventions provide stability but reform needed
At the same time, the government's response of intervening in the equity market raises questions about whether much-needed economic ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
9
British pilots have been bombing Syria | Metro News
Whether we agree with the military aspects of this, whether we should be intervening or not, the fact is Parliament has said there should be no ... «Metro, Jul 15»
10
Chemical Watch | News Item | Fostering sustainable chemistry
In this sense, without intervening regulatory action by the authorities, it is undertaking the implementation and enforcement of these conventions and their ... «Chemical Watch, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Intervening [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/intervening>. Apr 2024 ».
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