Intercept - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪntərˈsept|  American pronunciation of the word intercept
Brit.  |ˌɪntəˈsept|  British pronunciation of the word intercept

noun

- the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

verb

- seize on its way (syn: stop)
The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information (syn: bug, tap)

Extra examples

Detectives have been intercepting her mail.

The police intercepted him as he was walking out.

His phone calls were intercepted.

The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: intercept
he/she/it: intercepts
present participle: intercepting
past tense: intercepted
past participle: intercepted
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