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Vocabulary Entry
intervention
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The act of intervening or intervening itself; an interference intended to help.
Example Sentences
"The intervention was crucial in preventing the crisis from escalating."
"She felt that the intervention of the counselors had made a positive impact."
"His family organized an intervention to help him with his addiction."
V
verb
To come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
Example Sentences
"The teacher had to intervene when the argument escalated."
"It's important to intervene before the situation gets worse."
"Doctors may need to intervene if the medication does not work."