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View usage for: (ɪntəʳsept) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense intercepts, present participle intercepting, past tense, past participle interceptedverbIf you intercept someone or something that is travelling from one place to another, you stop them before they get to their destination. Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport. [VERB noun] Dodd intercepted a ball intended for Smith. [VERB noun] His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service. [VERB noun] Synonyms: catch, take, stop, check More Synonyms of intercept interception (ɪntəʳsepʃən)Word forms: plural interceptions variable noun ...the interception of a ship off the west coast of Scotland. [+ of] intercept in British Englishverb (ˌɪntəˈsɛpt) (transitive)1. to stop, deflect, or seize on the way from one place to another; prevent from arriving or proceeding 2. sport to seize or cut off (a pass) on its way from one opponent to another 3. mathematics to cut off, mark off, or bound (some part of a line, curve, plane, or surface) noun (ˈɪntəˌsɛpt)4. mathematicsa. a point at which two figures intersect b. the distance from the origin to the point at which a line, curve, or surface cuts a coordinate axis c. an intercepted segment 5. sport, US and Canadian the act of intercepting an opponent's pass Derived forms interception (ˌinterˈception) noun interceptive (ˌinterˈceptive) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin intercipere to seize before arrival, from inter- + capere to take intercept in American English (ˌɪntərˈsɛpt; for n. ˈɪntərˌsɛpt) verb transitive1. to seize or stop on the way, before arrival at the intended place; stop or interrupt the course of; cut off to intercept a forward pass 2. Rarea. to stop, hinder, or prevent b. to cut off communication with, sight of, etc. 3. Ancient Mathematics to cut off, mark off, or bound between two points, lines, or planes noun4. a. the act of intercepting b. the fact or condition of being intercepted 5. a message intercepted during electronic or radio transmission 6. Ancient Mathematics the part of a line, plane, etc. intercepted 7. Military the act of intercepting an enemy force, esp. enemy aircraft Derived forms interceptive (ˌinterˈceptive) adjective Word origin < L interceptus, pp. of intercipere, to take between, interrupt < inter-, between + capere, to take: see have Examples of 'intercept' in a sentenceintercept Chade had somehow discovered that I had left the castle and had sent Starling to intercept me and de.Used to hang around the school gates trying to intercept him till I warned him off.I reached the door of the room just in time to intercept Chade's page.Marina had woken up, found out he had cut and run, and asked someone from the hotel staff to intercept him. In other languagesintercept British English: intercept VERB If you intercept someone or something that is travelling from one place to another, you stop them before they get to their destination. Police officers intercepted him on his way to the airport. - American English: intercept
- Brazilian Portuguese: interceptar
- Chinese: 拦截
- European Spanish: interceptar
- French: intercepter
- German: abfangen
- Italian: fermare
- Japanese: >途中で止める人・物を
- Korean: 방해하다
- European Portuguese: intercetar
- Latin American Spanish: interceptar
Chinese translation of 'intercept' vt - [person, car]
截住 (jiézhù) - [message, supplies]
截取 (jiéqǔ) - [plane, missile]
截获(獲) (jiéhuò)
Definition to stop or seize on the way from one place to another They were intercepted on the way to the airport. Additional synonymsDefinition to slow or stop the development of The new rules could arrest the development of good research. Synonyms stop, end, hold, limit, check, block, slow, delay, halt, stall, stay, interrupt, suppress, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, obstruct, retard, impedeThe police officer blocked his path. Synonyms shut off, stop, bar, cut off, head off, hamper, obstruct, get in the way of Definition to slow the growth or progress of Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence. Synonyms stop, control, limit, arrest, delay, halt, curb, bar, restrain, inhibit, rein, thwart, hinder, repress, obstruct, retard, impede, bridle, stem the flow of, nip in the bud, put a spoke in someone's wheel |