interfere
verb /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/
/ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they interfere | /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/ /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ |
| he / she / it interferes | /ˌɪntəˈfɪəz/ /ˌɪntərˈfɪrz/ |
| past simple interfered | /ˌɪntəˈfɪəd/ /ˌɪntərˈfɪrd/ |
| past participle interfered | /ˌɪntəˈfɪəd/ /ˌɪntərˈfɪrd/ |
| -ing form interfering | /ˌɪntəˈfɪərɪŋ/ /ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/ |
- to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people
- I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions.
- interfere in something The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.
Extra Examples- If you try and interfere in my life, I'll leave.
- The court will not lightly interfere while an interim order is in place.
- The courts are reluctant to interfere in these matters.
- The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings.
- They have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
- Why was he constantly interfering in her life?
- outsiders interfering in local politics
- You can listen in, but don't try to interfere in any way.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- directly
- constantly
- …
- be allowed to
- have a right to
- attempt to
- …
- in
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French s'entreferir ‘strike each other’, from entre- ‘between’ + ferir (from Latin ferire ‘to strike’).