intervenir

/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.və.niʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
intervient
past
est intervenu
perfect
intervenu

Meaning

  1. to intervene

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

dazwischenkommen

dazwischenkommen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to intervene."

German

eingreifen

eingreifen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to intervene."

German

einschreiten

einschreiten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to intervene."

Spanish

intervenir

intervenir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to intervene."

Practice

1 What does intervenir mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police ___ rapidement sur les lieux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches intervenir?

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