How to pronounce “intervene”
Say “intervene” in 3 beats
intervene
/ˌɪntɚˈvin/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪntəviːn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪnɪn
- tɚtɚ
- vinvinstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪntɚˈvin/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪntəviːn/
- Respelling
- in-tuh-VEEN
- Syllables
- 3 — ɪn-tɚ-VIN
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: ɪn-tɚ-VIN. “vin” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪntɚˈvin/
/ɪntəviːn/
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What “intervene” means
- verb
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
“Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?”
- verb
be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
“This interludes intervenes between the two movements”
- verb
occur between other event or between certain points of time
“the war intervened between the birth of her two children”
Say it in a sentence
“A passer-by had to intervene before it turned nasty.”“intervene”, answered
How do you pronounce “intervene”?
“intervene” is pronounced /ˌɪntɚˈvin/ (in-tuh-VEEN) in American English and /ɪntəviːn/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vin”. Build it as ɪn-tɚ-VIN, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “intervene” have?
3: ɪn · tɚ · vin. The beat lands on the third, “vin”.
Is “intervene” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪntɚˈvin/ (in-tuh-VEEN); British English says /ɪntəviːn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “intervene” mean?
As a verb: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force For example: “Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “intervene”?
Stress the third syllable: ɪn-tɚ-VIN. “vin” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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