interfere
To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbanceTo get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
» Don't interfere in other people's affairs.
Misch dich nicht in anderer Leute Angelegenheiten ein.
Не вмешивайся в чужие дела.
Не вмешивайтесь в чужие дела.
Не лезь в чужие дела.
Не лезьте в чужие дела.
Не втручайся у чужі справи.
Не втручайтеся у чужі справи.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
eingreifen, sich einmischen, stören
меша́тьmešátʹ, препя́тствоватьprepjátstvovatʹ, вме́шиватьсяvméšivatʹsja
міша́тиmišáty, перешкоджа́тиpereškodžáty, умі́шуватисяumíšuvatysja
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
(intransitive)Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering.
Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.
musterbildend gegenseitig beeinflussen, kohärent überlagern, interferieren
интерфери́роватьinterferírovatʹ
Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs.
(intransitive)To sexually molest, especially of a child.
The investigation found the girls had been interfered with.
Examples
192 sentencesDon't interfere in other people's affairs.
Не втручайся у чужі справи.
ruНе вмешивайся в чужие дела.
deMisch dich nicht in anderer Leute Angelegenheiten ein.
I just don't want Tom interfering.
Я просто не хочу, аби Том втручався.
ruЯ просто не хочу, чтобы Том вмешивался.
I think that Tom is interfering.
Мені здається, Том заважає.
Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.
Мухи та комарі заважали йому медитувати.
ruМухи и комары помешали ему медитировать.
Don't interfere with Tom while he is reading.
Не заважай Тому, коли він читає.
ruНе мешайте Тому, когда он читает.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir (“to hit, to strike”), itself from the LatFrom Old French entreferir, from entre- + ferir (“to hit, to strike”), itself from the Latin verb ferio.
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Forms
interferes, interfering, interfered, interfered| Base form | interfere · to interfere |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | interferes |
| Present participle | interfering |
| Past simple | interfered |
| Past participle | interfered |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
13 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