meddle

meddle

intervene; intrude; pry: Don’t meddle in other people’s business.
Not to be confused with:medal – a metal decoration; a reward: She received a medal for her bravery.

med·dle

M0186500 (mĕd′l)intr.v. med·dled, med·dling, med·dles 1. To intrude into other people's affairs or business; interfere.2. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper: Don't meddle with my cell phone!

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[Middle English medlen, from Anglo-Norman medler, variant of Old French mesler, from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, to mix thoroughly, from Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]

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med′dler (mĕd′lər, mĕd′l-ər) n.

meddle

(ˈmɛdəl) vb (intr) 1. (usually foll by with) to interfere officiously or annoyingly2. (usually foll by in) to involve oneself unwarrantedly: to meddle in someone's private affairs. [C14: from Old French medler, ultimately from Latin miscēre to mix] ˈmeddler n ˈmeddling adj ˈmeddlingly adv

med•dle

(ˈmɛd l)

v.i. -dled, -dling. to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere. [1250–1300; < Anglo-French me(s)dler, derivative of Latin miscēre to mix] med′dler, n. med′dling•ly, adv.

meddle

Past participle: meddled
Gerund: meddling

Imperative
meddle
meddle

Present
I meddle
you meddle
he/she/it meddles
we meddle
you meddle
they meddle

Preterite
I meddled
you meddled
he/she/it meddled
we meddled
you meddled
they meddled

Present Continuous
I am meddling
you are meddling
he/she/it is meddling
we are meddling
you are meddling
they are meddling

Present Perfect
I have meddled
you have meddled
he/she/it has meddled
we have meddled
you have meddled
they have meddled

Past Continuous
I was meddling
you were meddling
he/she/it was meddling
we were meddling
you were meddling
they were meddling

Past Perfect
I had meddled
you had meddled
he/she/it had meddled
we had meddled
you had meddled
they had meddled

Future
I will meddle
you will meddle
he/she/it will meddle
we will meddle
you will meddle
they will meddle

Future Perfect
I will have meddled
you will have meddled
he/she/it will have meddled
we will have meddled
you will have meddled
they will have meddled

Future Continuous
I will be meddling
you will be meddling
he/she/it will be meddling
we will be meddling
you will be meddling
they will be meddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been meddling
you have been meddling
he/she/it has been meddling
we have been meddling
you have been meddling
they have been meddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been meddling
you will have been meddling
he/she/it will have been meddling
we will have been meddling
you will have been meddling
they will have been meddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been meddling
you had been meddling
he/she/it had been meddling
we had been meddling
you had been meddling
they had been meddling

Conditional
I would meddle
you would meddle
he/she/it would meddle
we would meddle
you would meddle
they would meddle

Past Conditional
I would have meddled
you would have meddled
he/she/it would have meddled
we would have meddled
you would have meddled
they would have meddled

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

meddle - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"tamperintervene, step in, interfere, interpose - 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?"

meddle

verb interfere, intervene, tamper, intrude, pry, butt in, interpose, stick your nose in (informal), put your oar in, intermeddle, put your two cents in (U.S. slang) Do scientists have a right to meddle in these matters?

meddle

verb1. To intervene officiously or indiscreetly in the affairs of others:butt in, horn in, interfere, interlope.2. To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively:fiddle, fool, mess, tamper, tinker.Informal: monkey.

Translations

干预管闲事

meddle

(ˈmedl) verb to interfere. She was always trying to meddle. 管閒事 干预，管闲事 ˈmeddler noun 好事者 爱管闲事的人，干涉者 ˈmeddlesome adjective fond of meddling. a meddlesome old woman. 愛管閒事的 爱管闲事的