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intercept
[in-ter-sept, in-ter-sept]
verb (used with object)
to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination.
to intercept a messenger.
to see or overhear (a message, transmission, etc., meant for another).
We intercepted the enemy's battle plan.
to stop or check (passage, travel, etc.).
to intercept the traitor's escape.
Sports.Ìýto take possession of (a ball or puck) during an attempted pass by an opposing team.
to stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of.
to destroy or disperse (enemy aircraft or a missile or missiles) in the air on the way to a target.
to stop the natural course of (light, water, etc.).
Mathematics.Ìýto mark off or include, as between two points or lines.
to intersect.
Obsolete.Ìýto prevent or cut off the operation or effect of.
Obsolete.Ìýto cut off from access, sight, etc.
noun
an interception.
Mathematics.Ìý
an intercepted segment of a line.
(in a coordinate system) the distance from the origin to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis.
intercept
verb
to stop, deflect, or seize on the way from one place to another; prevent from arriving or proceeding
sport to seize or cut off (a pass) on its way from one opponent to another
maths to cut off, mark off, or bound (some part of a line, curve, plane, or surface)
noun
maths
a point at which two figures intersect
the distance from the origin to the point at which a line, curve, or surface cuts a coordinate axis
an intercepted segment
sport the act of intercepting an opponent's pass
intercept
In a Cartesian coordinate system, the coordinate of a point at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis. If a curve intersects the x-axis at (4,0), then 4 is the curve's x-intercept; if the curve intersects the y-axis at (0,2), then 2 is its y-intercept.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- interceptive adjective
- nonintercepting adjective
- noninterceptive adjective
- unintercepted adjective
- unintercepting adjective
- ËŒ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ùˈ³¦±ð±è³Ù¾±±¹±ð adjective
- ËŒ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ùˈ³¦±ð±è³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of intercept1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of intercept1
Example Sentences
Ministers have been pushing for the French government to implement new rules to make it easier to intercept boats.
Those are mostly intercepted by Israel's sophisticated air defence system.
"They were questioned as witnesses and later their identities were fully confirmed via social networks, mobile phones, and partial radio intercepts that preceded the event. The entire unit in that sector was tracked."
In response, Iran launched about 100 drones towards Israel, most of which were intercepted, according to the Israeli military.
In late 2024, Iran launched an air attack on several sites in Israel, with many of the missiles being intercepted.
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