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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Interfere \In`ter*fere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interfered; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Interfering.] [OF. entreferir to strike each
     other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F.
     f['e]rir, fr. L. ferire. See Ferula.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; --
        usually used with with; as, interfering claims, or
        commands; workers in a crowded shop may interfere with
        each other's activity.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others;
        to intermeddle; to interpose; -- used with in or with; as,
        to interfere with the way I raise my children.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              To interfere with party disputes.     --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There was no room for anyone to interfere with his
              own opinions.                         --Bp.
                                                    Warburton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in
        using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but
        usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Physics) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish,
        or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of
        light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same
        invention; as, to interfere with another patent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Interfere \In`ter*fere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interfered; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Interfering.] [OF. entreferir to strike each
     other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F.
     f['e]rir, fr. L. ferire. See Ferula.]
     1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as,
        interfering claims, or commands.
  
     2. To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others;
        to intermeddle; to interpose.
  
              To interfere with party disputes.     --Swift.
  
              There was no room for anyone to interfere with his
              own opinions.                         --Bp.
                                                    Warburton.
  
     3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in
        using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but
        usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.
  
     4. (Physics) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish,
        or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of
        light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2.
  
     5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same
        invention.
  
     Syn: To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  interfere
       v 1: come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your
            talking interferes with my work!"
       2: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through
          force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene
          earlier in WW II?" [syn: intervene, step in, interpose]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 επεμβαίνω, παρεμβαίνω
     2 συγκρούομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: interferir<i-e>)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing
  disturbance.
     2 (lb en intransitive physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each
  other when overlap or superpose.
     3 (lb en mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite
  foot or ankle in using the legs.
     4 (lb en intransitive followed by "with") To sexually
  molest, especially of a child.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing
  disturbance.
     2 (lb en intransitive physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each
  other when overlap or superpose.
     3 (lb en mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite
  foot or ankle in using the legs.
     4 (lb en intransitive followed by "with") To sexually
  molest, especially of a child.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: interferir<i-e>)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing
  disturbance.
     2 (lb en intransitive physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each
  other when overlap or superpose.
     3 (lb en mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite
  foot or ankle in using the legs.
     4 (lb en intransitive followed by "with") To sexually
  molest, especially of a child.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: interferir<i-e>)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing
  disturbance.
     2 (lb en intransitive physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each
  other when overlap or superpose.
     3 (lb en mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite
  foot or ankle in using the legs.
     4 (lb en intransitive followed by "with") To sexually
  molest, especially of a child.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     Englanti vb.
     1 (rak en with) sekaantua jhk
     2 (yhteys fysiikka k=en) interferoida

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interfere
     Engelska vb.
     1 lägga sig i, ingripa
     2 störa, komma emellan

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  interfere /ˌɪntəfˈiə/
  hom bemoei met

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Interfere /ˌɪntəfˈiə/
  تدخّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  interfere //ˌɪntəˈfɪə(ɹ)// //ˌɪntɚˈfɪɹ// 
  1. интерфери́рам
  be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed
  2. намесвам, намеся
  get involved, causing disturbance