intercept

Pronunciation

Verb

• (UK) enPR: ĭntəsĕpt', IPA ^(key): /ɪntəˈsɛpt/
• (US) enPR: ĭntərsĕpt', IPA ^(key): /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/

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Noun

• (UK) enPR: ĭn'təsĕpt, IPA ^(key): /ˈɪntəsɛpt/
• (US) enPR: ĭn'tərsĕpt, IPA ^(key): /ˈɪntɚsɛpt/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form intercept

Third-person singular intercepts

Past tense intercepted

Past participle intercepted

Present participle intercepting

1. (transitive) If you intercept something, you stop or divert something that is in progress or motion.

Noun

Singular intercept

Plural intercepts

1. (mathematics) (countable) An intercept is the coordinate of the point where the curve cuts through an axis.