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intervening
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intervening
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intermediary |
| Synonyms: | interceding, intermediate, middle, sandwiched |
| Main Entry: | intervene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | bedevil, befall, come to pass, ensue, occur, succeed, supervene, take place |
| Main Entry: | between |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | middle from two points |
| Synonyms: | 'tween, amid, amidst, among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, centrally located, enclosed by, halfway, in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway, separating, surrounded by, within |
| Notes: | use between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements |
| Antonyms: | around, away, away from, outside, separate |
| Main Entry: | interim |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | acting, ad interim, caretaker*, improvised, intervening, makeshift, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, stopgap, thrown-together |
| Antonyms: | continual, permanent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intermediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle, in-between |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, central, common, compromising, fair, halfway, indifferent, intermediary, interposed, intervening, mean, medial, median, mediocre, medium, mid, middling, midway, moderate, neutral, so-so, standard, transitional |
| Antonyms: | end, extreme |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central |
| Synonyms: | average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, middle of the road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
| Antonyms: | border, extreme, outer, outside |
| Main Entry: | midway |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | average, between, betwixt and between, center, centermost, central, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream*, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo, mid, middle of the road, middle-of-the-road, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arbitrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve settlement |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, adjust, bring to terms, come to school, come to terms, conciliate, decide, determine, hammer out a deal, interpose, intervene, judge, make a deal, mediate, meet halfway, negotiate, parley, pass judgment, placate, play ball, reconcile, referee, settle, smooth, soothe, step in, straighten out, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire, work out a deal |
| Antonyms: | let ride |
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intrude |
| Synonyms: | barge in, breach, break and enter, burglarize, burgle, burst in, butt in, interfere, interject, interrupt, intervene, invade, meddle, raid, rob, steal, trespass |
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