Intervening
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 intervention; mediation
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of intervene form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That intervenes or mediates.
- 2 Falling between two periods or events.
"This is not to criticise Ghosh's use of such lexis, but just to point out that Ghosh's use of such lexis must be regarded as examples of re-use and not as evidence of continued use over the intervening period."
Adjective
- 1 occurring or falling between events or points in time wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He felt convinced that Jonas was again the Jonas he had known a week ago, and not the Jonas of the intervening time."