"intervention" meaning in English

See intervention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ [US], /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intervention.wav [UK] Forms: intervention [singular], interventions [plural]
Etymology: intervene + -tion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|intervene|tion}} intervene + -tion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An intervention is an activity designed to change or stop a situation.
    Sense id: simple-intervention-en-noun-T1zVAFso
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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