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/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/
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To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering. Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To sexually molest, especially of a child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The investigation found the girls had been interfered with.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Your talking interferes with my work!
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impede, hinder
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intervene, step in, interpose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interact
Narrower terms: meddle, tamper, interlope
From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir (“to hit, to strike”), itself from the Latin verb ferio.
Across languages
Translations 78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian :
мяша́ць
(mjašácʹ)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Belarusian :
перашкаджа́ць
(pjeraškadžácʹ)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Belarusian :
уме́швацца
(umjéšvacca)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Belarusian :
умяша́цца
(umjašácca)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Bulgarian :
наме́свам се
(namésvam se)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Bulgarian :
наме́ся се
(namésja se)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Catalan :
interferir
— get involved, causing disturbance
Chinese :
阻礙 /阻碍
(zh-min-nan)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Chinese Mandarin :
妨礙 /妨碍
(fáng'ài)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Chinese Mandarin :
阻礙 /阻碍
(zǔ'ài)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Chinese Mandarin :
干擾
(gānrǎo)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Chinese Mandarin :
插手
(chāshǒu)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Chinese Mandarin :
干預
(gānyù)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Czech :
vměšovat se
— get involved, causing disturbance
Czech :
vmísit se
— get involved, causing disturbance
Esperanto :
sin intermeti
— get involved, causing disturbance
Farefare :
dãampuuge
— get involved, causing disturbance
Finnish :
sekaantua
— get involved, causing disturbance
Finnish :
sotkeutua
— get involved, causing disturbance
French :
se mêler (de)
— get involved, causing disturbance
French :
entraver
— get involved, causing disturbance
French :
perturber
— get involved, causing disturbance
Galician :
entremeter
— get involved, causing disturbance
Galician :
interferir
— get involved, causing disturbance
German :
eingreifen
— get involved, causing disturbance
German :
sich einmischen
— get involved, causing disturbance
German :
stören
— get involved, causing disturbance
Hungarian :
beleavatkozik
— get involved, causing disturbance
Italian :
impicciarsi
— get involved, causing disturbance
Japanese :
妨げる
(samatageru)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Japanese :
干渉する
(kanshō suru)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Japanese :
おせっかいをする
(o-sekkai o suru)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Korean :
방해하다
(banghaehada)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Korean :
간섭하다
(ganseophada)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Latin :
interveniō
— get involved, causing disturbance
Macedonian :
се вмешува
(se vmešuva)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Macedonian :
се вмеша
(se vmeša)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Māori :
whawhe
— get involved, causing disturbance
Māori :
raweke
— get involved, causing disturbance
Māori :
auwaha
— get involved, causing disturbance
Māori :
hūrau
— get involved, causing disturbance
Polish :
wtrącać się
— get involved, causing disturbance
Polish :
wtrącić się
— get involved, causing disturbance
Russian :
меша́ть
(mešátʹ)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Russian :
препя́тствовать
(prepjátstvovatʹ)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Russian :
вме́шиваться
(vméšivatʹsja)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Russian :
вмеша́ться
(vmešátʹsja)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Salar :
qarışğusı
— get involved, causing disturbance
Slovak :
vmiešať sa
— get involved, causing disturbance
Spanish :
interferir
— get involved, causing disturbance
Swedish :
involvera
— get involved, causing disturbance
Swedish :
lägga sig i
— get involved, causing disturbance
Thai :
ก้าวก่าย
(gâao-gàai)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Thai :
แทรกแซง
(sɛ̂ɛk-sɛɛng)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Thai :
ยุ่ง
(yûng)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Thai :
จุ้นจ้าน
— get involved, causing disturbance
Turkish :
karışmak
— get involved, causing disturbance
Turkish :
müdahale etmek
— get involved, causing disturbance
Turkish :
el atmak
— get involved, causing disturbance
Turkish :
araya girmek
— get involved, causing disturbance
Ottoman Turkish :
پرمقلمق
(parmaklamak)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Ottoman Turkish :
یاپشمق
(yapışmak)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Ukrainian :
міша́ти
(mišáty)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Ukrainian :
перешкоджа́ти
(pereškodžáty)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Ukrainian :
умі́шуватися
(umíšuvatysja)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Ukrainian :
уміша́тися
(umišátysja)
— get involved, causing disturbance
Bulgarian :
интерфери́рам
(interferíram)
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
Catalan :
interferir
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
Farefare :
dãampuuge
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
Finnish :
interferoida
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
French :
interférer
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
German :
musterbildend gegenseitig beeinflussen
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
German :
kohärent überlagern
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
German :
interferieren
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
Russian :
интерфери́ровать
(interferírovatʹ)
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
Spanish :
interferir
— be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
Finnish :
hivuttaa
— strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs
Finnish :
häiritä
— sexually molest
