Added 9 October 2026 intervening adjective Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about intervening at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Occurring or falling between events or points in time. so much had happened during the intervening years Related Words: disjunctivemiddleintervenerinvolveseparatinginvolvementparticipantintervenorrespondingoccurringresponderresponse Back to today's word