Meaning

5 senses

  1. (transitive)To insert something (or oneself) between other things.

    to interpose a screen between the eye and the light

    вставля́тьvstavljátʹ, помеща́тьpomeščátʹ

    to insert between other elements

  2. (transitive)To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.

    прерыва́тьpreryvátʹ, перебива́тьperebivátʹ, вме́шиватьсяvméšivatʹsja

  3. (transitive)To offer (one's help or services).

  4. (intransitive)To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.

    вклиниватьсяvklinivatʹsja

    be or come between

  5. (intransitive)To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Just as the argument got heated, he interposed.

    ruОн вмешался, как только спор обострился. — Karok

    deSowie der Streit schärfer wurde, griff er schlichtend ein. — Waldelfe

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  2. Yanni interposed himself between his father and mother.

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  3. Before Yanni could hit his wife, his eldest daughter interposed herself between them.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to insert something (or oneself) between other things:
to interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment:
to be inserted between parts or things:

Origin

From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interpōnō

From Middle French interposer, influenced by poser (“to place, put”), from Latin interpōnō, from inter (“between”) + pōnō (“to place, put”).

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Forms

interposes, interposing, interposed, interposed
Base forminterpose · to interpose
3rd person singularinterposes
Present participleinterposing
Past simpleinterposed
Past participleinterposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinterpose
he, she, itinterposes

Past simpleLesson

all personsinterposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave interposed
he, she, ithas interposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill interpose

Synonyms

10 synonyms
To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment:interruptB1
To insert something (or oneself) between other things:insert
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Relatedinterposition
Derivedinterposableinterposalinterposinglyinterposureuninterposeduninterposing

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
interpersonalB2interplanetaryinterplayinterpretB2interpretationB2interpreterB2interrogateC2
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