intervening
(adjective) occurring or falling between events or points in time; “so much had happened during the intervening years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intervening (plural intervenings)
intervention; mediation
intervening
that intervenes or mediates
intervening
present participle of intervene
• reinventing
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*vene", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Intervened; p. pr. & vb. n. Intervening.] Etym: [L. intervenire, interventum, to intervene, to hinder; inter between + venire to come; akin to E. come: cf. F. intervenir. See Come.]
1. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.
3. To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.
4. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter. Abbott.
In`ter*vene", v. t.
Definition: To come between. [R.] Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., intervening the different estates. De Quincey.
In`ter*vene", n.
Definition: A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
