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interfered

Syllables: in·ter·feredUK/ˌɪntəˈfɪəd/US/ˌɪntɚˈfɪɹd/

interfered is the simple past and past participle of interfere.

Meaning of interfere

Verb

interfere (third-person singular simple present interferes, present participle interfering, simple past and past participle interfered)

  1. (intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
    • I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
  2. (intransitive) Of waves, to be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.
    • Correlated waves interfere to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without interfering.
  3. Of a horse, to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle by using the legs.
  4. (intransitive) To sexually molest, especially of a child.
    • The investigation found the girls had been interfered with.

Words formed from interfered

Words that rhyme with interfered

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Questions about interfered

What is interfered the simple past and past participle of?
Interfered is the simple past and past participle of interfere.
How do you pronounce interfered?
Interfered is pronounced /ˌɪntɚˈfɪɹd/ (US).

Words near interfered in the dictionary

  1. interferant
  2. interferants
  3. interferase
  4. interferases
  5. interfere
  6. interfered
  7. interference
  8. interference filter
  9. interference filters
  10. interference maxima
  11. interference maximum

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