What does the word that contains the stem probably mean?

Mrs. J. Kopecka had to interfere during class and break up the fight between the GCHS quarterback and the running back; otherwise they would have really hurt each other.

Responses

a unique person among many that are the same

to be in the middle of a group or among the masses of people

to come between; to stop or interrupt

in the time between the problem and the solution

The word that contains the stem "interfere" means to come between; to stop or interrupt.