Meanings
- That intervenes or mediates.
- Falling between two periods or events.
This is not to criticise Ghosh's use of such lexis, but just to point out that Ghosh's use of such lexis must be regarded as examples of re-use and not as evidence of continued use over the intervening period.
2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 256 - Located physically between two things or places.
The finely cut peak of Helicon peered over the low intervening ridges.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 7
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of intervene
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoccurring or falling between events or points in time
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto intera
- interafalling between
Cite this entry
intervening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervening
“intervening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervening. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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