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- Dictionaryin·ter·cept
verb
- 1. obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination: "intelligence agencies intercepted a series of telephone calls"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of intercepting something: "he read the file of radio intercepts"
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The meaning of INTERCEPT is to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival. How to use intercept in a sentence. Did you know?
INTERCEPT definition: 1. to stop and catch something or someone before that thing or person is able to reach a particular…. Learn more.
Intercept definition: to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination. See examples of INTERCEPT used in a sentence.
To intercept is to stop something from reaching its intended destination. If a national intelligence agency intercepts a telephone call being sent from one terrorist cell to another, they stop the message and also learn a bit about what's going on in the terrorist world.
If 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 ]
1. To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of: intercepted me with a message as I was leaving. 2. Sports. a. To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball. b. To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football. 3. To slow or prevent (precipitation) from reaching the ground.
intercept something to receive a message sent electronically before it reaches the person who was meant to receive it. Intelligence agencies have been unable to intercept any communications between members of the group.
