Pronunciations (4)
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/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˌɪn.təˈfɪə(ɹ)/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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ˌɪntɚˈfɪɹ
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˌɪntəˈfɪə
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Verb
To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
Usage- Intransitive
- Examples
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I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
More examples (1)
I’ve known ere now an interfering branch / Of alder catch my lifted axe behind me. / But that was in the woods, to hold my hand / From striking at another alder’s roots, / And that was, as I say, an alder branch.
Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
Usage- Intransitive
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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.
Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs.
To sexually molest, especially of a child.
Usage- Intransitive
- with with
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The investigation found the girls had been interfered with.
Verb
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
- Examples
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Your talking interferes with my work!
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
- Broader terms
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Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?