intervention
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[change]Pronunciation
[change]- (US) IPA (key): /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/
- (UK) IPA (key): /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧ter‧ven‧tion
Noun
[change]- (countable & uncountable) An intervention is an activity designed to change or stop a situation.
- To prevent government intervention, the companies agreed to stop advertising cigarettes.
- The teachers planned a reading intervention for the students who were having trouble.