Crossword clues for intervened
intervened
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intervene \In`ter*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening.] [L. intervenire, interventum, to intervene, to hinder; inter between + venire to come; akin to E. come: cf. F. intervenir. See Come.]
To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.
To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.
In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
--Abbott.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: intervene)
Usage examples of "intervened".
He never would have gotten the words out of his mouth, would have been tossed overboard for simply making the seemingly absurd request, had not Drizzt intervened, a calming voice that revealed no offense taken.
But years of army discipline intervened, and Chuck assumed a properly military stance, far more humble than any American soldier would present even if a four star general or the president of the United States confronted him.
Had they been, Tor would not have intervened no matter how eager the Theks were to acquire the core.
She resented that her supervisor in Exploration hadn't intervened more closely in getting her another berth—any berth—when it would have done wonders for her sanity, not to mention her patriotism.
But someone intervened on his behalf' Both Teval and Damia were surprised.
Jax was quizzed on dock-ing procedures by the space station commander, Ladade, who sounded surly until finally Zainal intervened and said that he, Zainal, had been her instructor and that she was competent to pilot, even in such a busy port.
And the fact that the yochlol intervened in the fighting does not bode well for the future of Mithril Hall.
In fact, she could have intervened and dismissed the wizard's spell, rescuing her charges, but she had decided against it, and it wasn't because she feared to waste the spell.
You’re right, I did survive, but only because Gryss intervened and talked our way out of it.
I think if I were superstitious, I’d be inclined to say some higher force intervened, but setting that aside, it was chance – very fortunate chance – that brought us through it.
Then, when an inconsiderable space intervened, Pulfio throws his javelin at the enemy, and pierces one of the multitude who was running up, and while the latter was wounded and slain, the enemy cover him with their shields, and all throw their weapons at the other and afford him no opportunity of retreating.
They execute the orders, and, a few days having intervened, report that all the Suevi, after certain intelligence concerning the army of the Romans had come, retreated with all their own forces and those of their allies, which they had assembled, to the utmost extremities of their territories: that there is a wood there of very great extent, which is called Bacenis.
This space having intervened, the others resume courage so far as to venture to take their place on the fortifications and present the aspect of defenders.
They hoped that, by attempting it at the dead of night, they would effect it without any great loss of men, because the camp of Vercingetorix was not far distant from the town, and the extensive marsh which intervened, was likely to retard the Romans in the pursuit.
The forces of Pompey being thus augmented, and two such powerful armies united, their former expectations were confirmed, and their hopes of victory so much increased, that whatever time intervened was considered as so much delay to their return into Italy.