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happen vs intervene

intervene vs happen

happen and intervene both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
happen No No Yes No
intervene No No Yes No
As verbs, intervene is a hyponym of happen; that is, intervene is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than happen:
  • happen: come to pass
  • intervene: occur between other event or between certain points of time
Other hyponyms of happen include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
happen (verb) intervene (verb)
come to pass occur between other event or between certain points of time
come into being; become reality get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
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