interfere with
phrasal verbinterfere with somebody
- to illegally try to influence somebody who is going to give evidence in court, for example by threatening them or offering them money
- He was found guilty of interfering with witnesses.
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- (British English) to touch a child in a sexual way
interfere with something
- to prevent something from succeeding or from being done or happening as planned
- She never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work.
- Emotional problems can seriously interfere with a student's work.
- to touch, use or change something, especially a piece of equipment, so that it is damaged or no longer works correctly
- I'd get fired if he found out I'd been interfering with his records.
- You mustn't interfere with her work.