{
    "term": "interfere",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "interfere",
            "heSheIt": "interferes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "interfered",
        "pastParticiple": "interfered",
        "ingForm": "interfering"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people",
            "sensetop": "interfere in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I wish my parents would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.",
                    "contextForm": "interfere in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you try and interfere in my life, I'll leave."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court will not lightly interfere while an interim order is in place."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The courts are reluctant to interfere in these matters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge cannot interfere directly in these proceedings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why was he constantly interfering in her life?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "outsiders interfering in local politics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can listen in, but don't try to interfere in any way."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["seriously", "directly", "constantly"],
                "verb + interfere": ["be allowed to", "have a right to", "attempt to"],
                "preposition": ["in", "with"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interfere__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntəˈfɪəz/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interferes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntəˈfɪəd/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interfered__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntəˈfɪərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interfering__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntərˈfɪr/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interfere__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntərˈfɪrz/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interferes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntərˈfɪrd/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interfered__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "in/interfere/interfering__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French s'entreferir ‘strike each other’, from entre- ‘between’ + ferir (from Latin ferire ‘to strike’)."
}