Definitions for interfere
ˌɪn tərˈfɪərin·ter·fer·e

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. interfereverb

   come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

   "Your talking interferes with my work!"

2. intervene, step in, interfere, interposeverb

   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?"

GCIDERate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Interfereverb

   To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; -- usually used with with; as, interfering claims, or commands; workers in a crowded shop may interfere with each other's activity.

2. Interfereverb

   To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose; -- used with in or with; as, to interfere with the way I raise my children.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. interfereverb

   To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

   I always try not to interfere with other people's personal affairs.

2. interfereverb

   (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

3. Etymology: entreferir, from entre- + ferir, itself from the verb ferio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Interfereverb

   Etymology: inter and ferio, Latin.

   1. To interpose; to intermeddle.

   So cautious were our ancestors in conversation, as never to interfere with party disputes in the state. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To clash; to oppose each other.

   If each acts by an independent power, their commands may interfere. George Smalridge, Serm.

   3.A horse is said to interfere, when the side of one of his shoes strikes against and hurts one of his fetlocks, or the hitting one leg against another, and striking off the skin. Farrier's Dict.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interfere

   Interfere generally means to get involved or intervene in a situation or process without invitation or necessity. It can also refer to the act of preventing or hindering a task or action from happening smoothly. In physics, it refers to the process where two or more waves combine to form a resultant wave of greater or lower amplitude.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interfereverb

   to come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands

2. Interfereverb

   to enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose

3. Interfereverb

   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. Interfereverb

   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. Interfereverb

   to cover the same ground; to claim the same invention

6. Etymology: [OF. entreferir to strike each other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. frir, fr. L. ferire. See Ferula.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interfere

   in-tėr-fēr′, v.i. to come in collision: to intermeddle: to interpose: to act reciprocally—said of waves, rays of light, &c.—ns. Interfer′ence; Interfer′er.—adv. Interfer′ingly. [Through O. Fr., from L. inter, between, ferīre, to strike.]

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1. • Impede

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'interfere' in Verbs Frequency: #780

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of interfere in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of interfere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of interfere in a Sentence

1. Philip Robinson:

   And when the future hinges on the next words that are said, Don't let logic interfere, believe your heart instead.

2. Michelle Richardson:

   With this dangerous law, Florida is joining other states in the race to the bottom for limiting women’s ability to make their own personal healthcare decisions, not only is the 24-hour mandatory delay medically unnecessary, it could in fact interfere with a woman’s health.

3. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker:

   They tried to interfere in 2018. And they're trying to interfere in 2020.

4. James Comey:

   I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts.

5. Christopher Krebs:

   We have long said Russia and other nation-states are targeting our elections, we knew this to be true in 2016, we know it's true today and we know they will continue to attempt to interfere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=interfere
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=interfere
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Interfere
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=interfere
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interfere
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=interfere