Definitions for interfere
ˌɪn tərˈfɪərin·ter·fere

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. interfere(verb)

   come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

   "Your talking interferes with my work!"

2. intervene, step in, interfere, interpose(verb)

   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?"

GCIDE(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Interfere(v. i.)

   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. Interfere(v. i.)

   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.

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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. interfere(Verb)

   To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

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

2. interfere(Verb)

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

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Interfere(verb)

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

2. Interfere(verb)

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

3. Interfere(verb)

   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. Interfere(verb)

   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. Interfere(verb)

   to cover the same ground; to claim the same invention

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

How to pronounce interfere?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Mark Twain:

   I never let schooling interfere with my education.

2. Mark Twain:

   I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

3. John Wooden:

   Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

4. Sarah Sanders:

   They do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing.

5. Jared Baeten:

   It's easy to do, doesn't interfere with sex, doesn't interfere with menses.

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