interfere

CEFRB2

/ˌɪn.tɚˈfɪɚ/

verb

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To get involved in a situation without being asked or wanted.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs.

Examples

  • Bob told Jane not to interfere in his personal affairs.

  • Do not interfere with Tom while he is reading.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

  2. To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

  3. To sexually molest, especially of a child.

More examples

In context

  • Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you.

  • Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering.

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

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Please do not blank with my work because I need to finish it alone.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

verb

From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir (“to hit, to strike”), itself from the Latin verb ferio.