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1. (v.i.) interfere
to come into opposition or collision so as to hamper, hinder, or obstruct someone or something:
Constant distractions interfere with work.
2. interfere
to take part in the affairs of others; meddle:
to interfere in someone's life.
3. interfere
to interpose or intervene for a particular purpose.
4. interfere
to strike one foot or leg against another in moving, as a horse.
5. interfere
(in a game or sport) to obstruct the action of an opposing player in a way barred by the rules.
6. interfere
(in football) to run interference for a teammate carrying the ball.
7. interfere
to come into collision; be in opposition; clash.
8. interfere
Physics. to cause interference.
Etymology: (1520–30; < MF s'entreferir to strike against each other =entre-inter-+ferir to strike < L ferīre)
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| Definition of 'interfere' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) interfere
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
"Your talking interferes with my work!"
2. (verb) intervene, step in, interfere, interpose
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?"
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1. (verb) interfere
to involve yourself in sb else's private affairs
Mom told me not to interfere in other people's business.
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| Definition of 'interfere' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) interfere
to come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands
2. (verb) interfere
to enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose
3. (verb) interfere
to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes
4. (verb) interfere
to act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2
5. (verb) interfere
to cover the same ground; to claim the same invention
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Sense: (often within, ~with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted
I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!
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 Afrikaans: inmeng |
 Arabic: يَتَدَخَّل في |
 Bulgarian: намесвам се |
 Brazilian: interferir |
 Czech: plést se do; zasahovat |
 German: sich einmischen |
 Danish: blande sig |
 Greek: αναμειγνύομαι, επεμβαίνω |
 Spanish: interferir, entrometerse |
 Estonian: sekkuma |
 Farsi: دخالت کردن |
 Finnish: häiritä |
 French: (se) mêler (de) |
 Hebrew: לִהתעָרֵב |
 Hindi: मिलन-बिंदु |
 Croatian: umiješati se |
 Hungarian: beavatkozik |
 Indonesian: ikut campur |
 Icelandic: blanda sér í, skipta sér |
 Italian: interferire |
 Japanese: 干渉する |
 Korean: 간섭하다 |
 Lithuanian: kištis |
 Latvian: iejaukties |
 Malay: masuk campur |
 Dutch: zich bemoeien met |
 Norwegian: blande seg inn i, legge s |
 Polish: wtrącać się |
 Persian: دخالت کردن |
 Pashto: مداخله كول، يو په بل كې ن |
 Portuguese: interferir |
 Romanian: a (se) amesteca |
 Russian: вмешиваться |
 Slovak: miešať sa (do) |
 Slovenian: vmešavati se |
 Serbian: mešati se |
 Swedish: lägga (blanda) sig i |
 Thai: ก้าวก่าย |
 Turkish: karışmak, burnunu sokmak |
 Taiwanese: 干預 |
 Ukrainian: втручатися |
 Urdu: دخل اندازي کرنا |
 Vietnamese: can thiệp |
 Chinese: 干预 |
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