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intervention

/ˌɪntəˈvenʃn/noun

उच्चारण इन्टवेन्शन

हस्तक्षेप

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    action taken to improve or help a situation; involvement in the affairs of another country

    हस्तक्षेप

    • court intervention
    • Timely medical intervention saved the patient's life after the sudden heart attack.
    • The strike ended after the minister's intervention.
    + 2 more examples
    • Early intervention can help children who struggle with reading.
    • Armed intervention in the dispute was ruled out by the council.

    Synonyms involvement interference mediation interposition action

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

intervention in + sth

Use in for the matter into which someone steps.

जिस मामले में कोई हस्तक्षेप करता है, उसके लिए 'in' आता है।

  • The army's intervention in the riot saved many lives.
  • Foreign intervention in the war made matters worse.

intervention by + agent

Use by for the person or body that steps in.

हस्तक्षेप करने वाले व्यक्ति या संस्था के लिए 'by' आता है।

  • Intervention by the court stopped the demolition.

intervention (medical / policy)

It also names a treatment or planned action: early intervention, surgical intervention.

यह किसी उपचार या योजनाबद्ध कार्रवाई का भी नाम है: early intervention, surgical intervention।

  • Early intervention helps children with learning difficulties.

intervention (countable / uncountable)

It is uncountable in general, but countable when it means a specific action.

सामान्य अर्थ में यह uncountable है, पर विशेष कार्रवाई के अर्थ में countable।

  • Several government interventions lowered the price.

intervention vs interference

Intervention is stepping in to help; interference is unwelcome meddling.

Intervention मदद के लिए बीच में आना है; interference अनचाहा दख़ल है।

  • The doctor's intervention helped; the neighbour's interference did not.
+Collocations 4

adjective + intervention

militarygovernmenttimelymedicaldirect

  • Timely intervention saved the crop.

verb + intervention

needcall forrequirewelcomeoppose

  • The crisis called for urgent intervention.

intervention + noun

programmestrategypolicyforce

  • The school has a reading intervention programme.

intervention in / by

in the matterin the marketby the policeby the state

  • Government intervention in the market kept prices stable.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika's quick intervention stopped the argument.

राधिका के त्वरित हस्तक्षेप से बहस रुक गई।

  • The patient needed surgical intervention at once.

मरीज़ को तुरंत शल्य-चिकित्सा हस्तक्षेप की ज़रूरत थी।

  • Without police intervention, the clash would have grown.

पुलिस के हस्तक्षेप के बिना झड़प बढ़ जाती।

  • Many experts oppose foreign intervention in domestic affairs.

कई विशेषज्ञ घरेलू मामलों में विदेशी हस्तक्षेप का विरोध करते हैं।

  • The government's intervention kept the price of onions down.

सरकार के हस्तक्षेप ने प्याज़ की क़ीमत को नीचे रखा।

  • Timely teacher intervention can stop bullying.

शिक्षक का समय पर हस्तक्षेप बदमाशी रोक सकता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ There was no intervention to the matter.

✓ There was no intervention in the matter.

Intervention takes in for the matter.

मामले के लिए 'intervention' के साथ 'in' आता है।

✗ The principal's interventions solved the problem quickly.

✓ The principal's intervention solved the problem quickly.

A single act of stepping in is normally uncountable: intervention.

बीच में आने की एक कार्रवाई के लिए सामान्यतः uncountable 'intervention' आता है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Timely intervention, military intervention.

Collocations: timely intervention (समय पर हस्तक्षेप), military intervention।