intercede
intercede · intercedes · interceded · interceding
заступатися, заступитися
ходатайствовать
bitten, verwenden, eingreifen, intervenieren
To plead on someone else's behalfTo plead on someone else's behalf.
/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/
» The Lord interceded on my behalf.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To plead on someone else's behalf.
Our Lady intercedes
bitten, verwenden, eingreifen
ходатайствоватьxodatajstvovatʹ
заступа́тисяzastupátysja, заступи́тисяzastupýtysja
(intransitive)To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.
(intransitive)To pass between; to intervene.
More definitions
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Examples
1 sentencesThe Lord interceded on my behalf.
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to plea on someone else's behalf:
Русский
By meaning 1
to plea on someone else's behalf:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to plea on someone else's behalf:
Origin
First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from interFirst attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.
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Forms
intercedes, interceding, interceded, interceded| Base form | intercede · to intercede |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | intercedes |
| Present participle | interceding |
| Past simple | interceded |
| Past participle | interceded |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences:mediateintermediateliaisearbitrate
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle