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verb ADV. seriously Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work. | directly The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings. | not lightly The court will not lightly interfere while an interim order is in place. VERB + INTERFERE have a right to Britain has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. | try and/to If you try and interfere in my life, I'll leave. | be reluctant to The courts are reluctant to interfere in these matters. PREP. in outsiders interfering in local politics | with You mustn't interfere with her work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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intrude:
We will not interfere in the matter.
Simple Definitions
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interfere with sth
2. If something interferes with radio or television signals, it stops you from getting good sound or pictures. , interfere with sth
1. to prevent something from working effectively or from developing successfully
• Even a low level of noise interferes with my concentration.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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interfere
to try to get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed:
• She tried not to interfere in her children’s lives. • It’s not your problem, so don’t interfere.
meddle
to interfere in someone else’s affairs in a way that is annoying for them. Meddle is more informal than interfere , and has more of a feeling of being annoyed:
• I did not want my parents meddling in my private affairs. • He warned diplomats against meddling in Indonesia’s affairs.
intrude
to interfere by being somewhere where you are not wanted, or getting involved in a situation that is private – used especially when saying that you want to avoid doing this:
• Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude while you were on the phone. • When someone dies, people are often worried about intruding.
butt in
informal to interfere by trying to become involved in a private situation or conversation that does not concern you:
• Stop butting in, will you! • I didn’t want to give them any advice in case they thought I was butting in.
pry
to try to find out what someone else is doing in their private life, by asking questions or secretly checking what they are doing, in a way that seems annoying or rude:
• Journalists like to pry into the lives of the rich and famous. • I didn’t mean to pry – I just wanted to know if I could help.
poke/stick your nose into something
informal to ask questions about someone else’s private life or give them advice they do not want, in a way that annoys them:
• She’s one of those people who’s always poking her nose into other people’s business.
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