Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with intervene in American Collocation
intervene
verb
intransitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌɪntərˈvin/
directly
actively
directly
personally
positively
Will the Prime Minister personally intervene to defend our grammar schools?
quickly
early
immediately
promptly
quickly
It is important to intervene early before problems become serious.
effectively
decisively
effectively
successfully
We will intervene decisively and effectively where councils are failing local people.
in a particular way
militarily
physically
There is already a general reluctance amongst states to intervene militarily.
a process
affairs
case
debate
matter
proceedings
process
situation
US administrations keep finding new excuses for intervening in Latin American affairs.
a fight
conflict
dispute
fight
row
struggle
war
He intervened in a dispute which took place in a local shop.