Interpose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be or come between

introduce

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚpˈoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntəpˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntəpˈəʊz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚpˈoʊz/.

Examples

An interposing thicket blocked their way
God interposed death
She interjected clever remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

put in interject throw in interfere intervene inject come in step in

Parts of Speech

verb	be or come between “An interposing thicket blocked their way”
verb	introduce “God interposed death”
verb	to insert between other elements “She interjected clever remarks”
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?”

Word Forms

interjection	noun	an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
interposition	noun	the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
intervenor	noun	(law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
intervention	noun	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
interference	noun	a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dazwischenlegen

sein oder dazwischen liegen

🇫🇷French

interposer

être ou venir entre

🇪🇸Spanish

interponer

ser o interponerse entre

🇮🇹Italian

interporre

essere o venire in mezzo

🇳🇱Dutch

tussenbeide komen

zijn of ertussen komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

interpor

estar ou estar entre

🇷🇺Russian

вставлять

быть или встать между

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जड़ना

बीच में होना या आना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইন্টারপোজ

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைமறிக்க

இரு அல்லது இடையில் வர

🇮🇳Telugu

జోక్యం చేసుకుంటాయి

మధ్య ఉండు లేదా రా

🇮🇳Marathi

हस्तक्षेप

असणे किंवा दरम्यान येणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હસ્તક્ષેપ

હોવું અથવા વચ્ચે આવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ

ಇರು ಅಥವಾ ನಡುವೆ ಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടപെടുക

ആകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇടയിൽ വരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਟਰਪੋਜ਼

ਹੋਵੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਆਵੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مداخلت

ہونا یا درمیان میں آنا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

介入

是或介于两者之间

🇯🇵Japanese

間に挟む

間にある、または間に入る

🇰🇷Korean

끼어들다

있거나 사이에 오다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xen vào

ở giữa

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดขวาง

เป็นหรืออยู่ระหว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menempatkan

menjadi atau berada di antara keduanya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتدخل

يكون أو يأتي بين

🇮🇷Persian

قرار دادن

بودن یا آمدن بین

🇹🇷Turkish

araya girmek

olmak ya da arasına girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתערב

להיות או להתקרב

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The primary meaning of 'interpose' is 'be or come between'.

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'interpose' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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