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# interpose

verb (interpose, interposes, interposed, interposing — formal)

«interpose» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To interpose something is to place it between two things or people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#m1)
2. (formal) To interpose yourself is to step in between people, for example to stop a fight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#m2)
3. (formal) To interpose a remark is to interrupt by saying something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#m3)

### In the lessons

A formal, literary word found in older books, legal texts and exam-style writing. It tells the reader that someone or something came between others, often to block or protect. Phrases: interpose yourself between, interpose a question.

### Examples

- The teacher interposed herself between the two angry boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#x1)
- «Wait a moment,» he interposed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#x2)
- A thick wall was interposed between the street and the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#x3)
- The guard interposed his shield between the knight and the arrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#x4)
- She interposed a question in the middle of his speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#x5)
- The moon interposes itself between the Earth and the Sun in a solar eclipse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/#x6)

### Note

Formal; in everyday speech say «step in», «put between» or «interrupt». Regular verb: interposed. Noun: interposition. Not the same as «impose» (to force something on someone).

## In Jewish tradition

A formal, literary word found in older books, legal texts and exam-style writing. It tells the reader that someone or something came between others, often to block or protect. Phrases: interpose yourself between, interpose a question.

### Examples

- A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou interpose, thou wilt add thereto. (Writings PRO.19.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpose/#x1)

### Note

Formal; in everyday speech say «step in», «put between» or «interrupt». Regular verb: interposed. Noun: interposition. Not the same as «impose» (to force something on someone).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interpose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interpose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «interpose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interpose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/interpose.html) on Mova free.