interfere

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/

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• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fere

Verb

Plain form interfere

Third-person singular interferes

Past tense interfered

Past participle interfered

Present participle interfering

1. An act of minding other people's business.

   He is a busybody who goes around interfering with other people's business.

Related words

• interference