Translation
intervention, operation, action
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Word origin
From Latin interventio, from intervenire, built from inter ('between') and venire ('to come'). To intervene is literally to come between.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- interventio
- English cognates
- intervention, intervene
Grammar
Examples
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The police intervention saved two people.
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The state pays for every intervention.
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Swift action was needed.
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The doctor is preparing for a difficult operation.
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His operation lasted three hours.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 2: intervention, avenue, autopsie and 7 more words.