Hyphenation of intervene
How to hyphenate intervene
intervene is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, intervene is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 3
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 2
Definitions of intervene
- verb To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
Synonyms: interfere, "step in"
Example: The police had to be called to intervene in the fight.
- verb To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
Example: An instant intervened between the flash and the report.
- verb To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
Example: Nothing intervened to prevent the undertaking.
- verb To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
Synonyms: interrupt
- verb To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
Example: The Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
- verb In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
Example: an application for leave (i.e. permission) to intervene
Words nearby intervene
- intervarying
- intervascular
- intervein
- interveinal
- interveined
- interveining
- interveinous
- intervenant
- (intervene)
- intervened
- intervener
- interveners
- intervenes
- intervenience
- interveniency
- intervenient
- intervening
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.