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intervals. | These seeds are planted at intervals of three inches. (=three inches apart) | at regular intervals
in·ter·vene /,ıntə'vi:n||-ər-/ v [I] 1 [(in)] (of a person) to interrupt, especially in order to prevent a bad result: They were about to start fighting when their father intervened. | The government intervened to stabilize the pound. 2 (of an event) to happen so as to prevent or cause something: He was going to go to university, but the war intervened. 3 [(between)] (of time) to come between events: I hadn't seen him since 1980, and he had aged a lot in the intervening years.
in·ter·ven·tion /,ıntə'venʃən||-'tər-/ n [C;U(in)] (an act of) intervening: The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.
in·ter·ven·tion·is·m /,ıntə'venʃənızəm||-tər-/ n [U] the practice of intervening, especially by a government which intervenes in economic affairs in its own country or in the political affairs of another country
in·ter·view¹ /'ıntəvju:||-ər-/ n an occasion when a person is asked questions by one or more other people, either a) to decide whether he or she is a suitable person to be given a job, a place at a college etc or b) to find out about his or her opinions, ideas etc, so that they can be printed in a newspaper, magazine etc, or broadcast: When she was still at school, she had her first interview, for a job in a shoeshop. | The film star agreed to give an interview immediately after his wedding.
interview² v [T] to ask questions of (someone) in an interview: She's being interviewed for the job. | A reporter from the 'Washington Post' interviewed the President. ~er n
in·ter·view·ee /,ıntəvju:'i:||-ər-/ n someone who is being or is to be interviewed, especially for a job
in·ter·war /,ıntə'wɔ:r||-ər-/ adj happening between World War I and World War II: the interwar years/period
in·ter·weave /,ıntə'wi:v||-ər-/ v -wove /'wəʊv/, -woven /'wəʊvən/ [T(with)] to weave together or with something else: They interwove the red and gold threads. | (fig.) Our lives are interwoven. (=seem joined together)
in·tes·tate /ın'testıt, -steıt/ adj law not having made a WILL which leaves one's property to named people: The old man died intestate.
in,testinal 'fortitude n [U] AmE infml courage or the ability to bear something very difficult
in·tes·tine /ın'testın/ also intestines pl. - n the long tube that carries waste matter from the stomach out of the body; bowels ➔ see also LARGE INTESTINE, SMALL INTESTINE —tinal adj
,In the ,Bleak Mid-'Winter a CAROL (=a traditional religious song sung at Christmas) which is especially popular in the UK
in·ti·fa·da /,ınti'fɑ:də/ [the] (often cap.) a movement started by Palestinian Arabs in the late 1980s in protest at the Israeli OCCUPATION of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
in·ti·ma·cy /'ıntıməsi/ n 1 [S;U(with)] the state of being intimate: His claims to (an) intimacy with/to be on terms of intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated. 2 [C often pl.] a remark or action of a kind that happens only between people who know each other very well: exchanging intimacies with one's close friends 3 [also intimacies pl. - U(with)] euph the act of sex: 'He went up to her room and intimacy took place,' said the policeman.
in·ti·mate¹ /'ıntımıt/ adj 1 [(with)] having an extremely close relationship: intimate friends | He is intimate with the President. | They are on intimate terms. 2 providing or suggesting warm or private surroundings for making close (especially sexual) relationships: an intimate candlelit dinner for two 3 fml detailed; resulting from close study or association: She has an intimate knowledge of the law. 4 [A] personal; private: She confided her most intimate thoughts to her diary. 5 [F(with)] euph having sex: 'They were intimate three times,' reported the policeman. —ly adv
intimate² n someone who is a close friend of, and shares secrets with, another person: an intimate of the President's
in·ti·mate³ /'ıntɪmeit/ v [T] fml to make known indirectly; suggest; IMPLY: He intimated a wish to go by saying that it was late. | (+that) He intimated that he wanted to go/that we should leave. —mation / ,ıntɪ'meıʃən/ n [C;U]
in·tim·i·date /ın'tımɪdeit/ v [T(into)] to frighten, especially by making threats: They tried to intimidate him into doing what they wanted. | (fig.) an intimidating pile of dirty dishes to do —dation /ın,tımɪ'deıʃən/ n [U] After bribes had proved useless, they tried threats and intimidation. | The intimidation of defence witnesses
intl written abbrev. for INTERNATIONAL
in·to /'ıntə; before vowels 'ıntu; strong 'ıntu:/ prep 1 so as to be in: It started to rain so they went into the house. | She jumped into the water. | He changed into his uniform. | He went into (=got a job in) the clothing trade. | They worked far into the night. | You'll get into trouble if you do that. | He scared them into silence. 2 so as to be: She translated it into French. | She developed into a beautiful woman. | The frog turned into a prince. | Roll the clay into a ball. 3 against; so as to hit: He bumped into me and knocked me over. 4 (used when dividing one number by another): Seven into eleven won't go. 5 infml keen on; interested in: He's given up photography and now he's into computers. | She's really into modern dance.
in·tol·e·ra·ble /ın'tɒlərəbəl||-'tɑ:r-/ adj which is too difficult, painful, unfair, bad etc, to be borne; unbearable: intolerable pain/rudeness | an intolerable situation —bly adv
in·tol·e·rant /ın'tɒlərənt||-'tɑ:r-/ adj [(of)] not able or willing to accept ways of thinking and behaving which are different from one's own: intolerant of any opposition | intolerant bigots —ly adv —rance n [U] racial intolerance
in·to·na·tion /,ıntə'neıʃən/ n [C;U] especially tech (a pattern of) rise and fall in the level (PITCH) of the voice, which often adds meaning to what is being said (e.g. to show that a question is being asked, that the speaker is angry etc): Questions are spoken with a rising intonation. ➔ compare INFLECTION, STRESS¹
in·tone /ın'təʊn/ v [I;T] to say (a poem, prayer etc) in a voice which almost does not change in PITCH, CHANT: The priest intoned the blessing.
in to·to /,ın 'təʊtəʊ/ adv Lat totally; as a whole: They accepted the plan in toto.
in·tox·i·cant /ın'tɒksɪkənt||ın'tɑ:k-/ n tech something which intoxicates, especially an alcoholic drink
in·tox·i·cate /ın'tɒksɪkeıt||ın'tɑ:k-/ v [T] 1 tech (of alcohol) to make drunk: He was fined for driving while intoxicated. | intoxicating liquor 2 [often pass.] fml to bring out strong feelings of wild excitement in: intoxicated by his success/by the thought of all the money he might win —cation /ın,tɒksɪ'keıʃən, ın,tɑ:k-/ n [U]
in·trac·ta·ble /ın'træktəbəl/ adj fml 1 very difficult to deal with or find an answer to: intractable problems 2 having such a strong will as to be difficult to control: an intractable child —bly adv —bility /ın,træktə'bıləti/ n [U]
in·tra·mu·ral / ,ıntrə'mjuərəl/ adj (happening) within a place or organization: intramural courses at college | intramural sports (=between teams from the same school or college) ➔ opposite EXTRAMURAL
in·tra·net /'ıntrənet/ n a computer network used for exchanging or seeing information within a company ➔ compare INTERNET
in·tran·si·gent /ın'trænsɪdʒənt/ adj fml derog (of a person or their behaviour) showing extreme ideas, especially in politics, which cannot be changed by other people's wishes or arguments: The government were urged on all sides to change their proposals, but they remained completely intransigent. —ly adv —gence n [U]
in·tran·si·tive /ın'trænsıtıv/ adj tech (of a verb) having a subject but no object. Intransitive verbs are marked [I] in this dictionary: 'Break' is intransitive in the sentence 'My cup fell and broke' but transitive in 'I broke the cup'. ➔ compare DITRANSITIVE, TRANSITIVE —intransitive n —ly adv
in·tra·per·son·al /,ıntrə'pɜ:sənəl ||-'pɜ:r-/ adj happening in the mind rather than between two people ➔ compare INTERPERSONAL
in·tra·u·te·rine de·vice / ,ıntrə,ju:təraın dı'vaıs|| -,ju:tərən-/ n ➔ see IUD
in·tra·ve·nous /,ıntrə'vi:nəs/ adj (done) into or by way of