intercept
gb/ˈɪntɚsɛpt/ us/ˈɪntɚsɛpt/
B2
انگریزی
~ 8400
feltartóztat, elcsíp, elfog, lehallgat, feltartóztatás, elfogás, labdaszerzés, passz elcsípése, tengelymetszet, metszéspont
فعل
B2
1
استعمال کا انداز:
to intercept [someone/something] before it reaches [someone/something]
Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the unidentified aircraft before it entered national airspace.
Vadászgépeket riasztottak, hogy elfogják az azonosítatlan repülőgépet, mielőtt berepülne az ország légterébe.
Police managed to intercept the truck and seize the drugs at the border.
A rendőrségnek sikerült feltartóztatnia a teherautót a határon, és lefoglalnia a kábítószert.
The defender timed his run perfectly to intercept the pass.
Security guards intercepted the intruder as he tried to enter the backstage area.
Our courier was intercepted by heavy traffic, so the package arrived late.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The police intercepted the car at the city border.
A rendőrség feltartóztatta az autót a város határán.
He ran across the field to intercept the ball.
Átfutott a pályán, hogy elcsípje a labdát.
Soldiers intercepted the group before they reached the town.
The guard intercepted the man at the door.
They intercepted the truck on the highway.
عام غلطی:
Learners often confuse "intercept" with "interrupt". "Intercept" is about stopping or catching someone or something that is moving toward a place or person, while "interrupt" is about breaking the flow of an action, event, or speech. For example, you intercept a ball or a car, but you interrupt a conversation or a meeting.
معنی
stop something before it arrives
لفظی تراکیب
intercept a pass
|intercept a shipment
|intercept a missile
|intercept a vehicle
|intercept a plane
|intercept a runner
ہم معنی الفاظ
stop (Very general; does not always include the idea of stopping something while it is moving from one place to another.)
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block (Focuses on preventing movement; may suggest a physical barrier more than active catching or seizing.)
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head off (Often used for preventing something from happening, especially problems or threats, sometimes before they even start moving.)
متضاد الفاظ
allow (Means to let something happen or continue without stopping it.)
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let through (Means to permit someone or something to pass without trying to stop or catch it.)
موضوعات
security
|sports
|transport
|travel
|law
تعریف
to stop or catch a person or thing before it reaches the place or person it is going to
To stop, catch, or take control of someone or something while they are on their way to another place or person.
فعل
C1
FORMAL
2
استعمال کا انداز:
to intercept [communications/calls/emails/messages]
Investigators legally intercepted the suspect’s phone calls during the operation.
A nyomozók az akció során törvényesen lehallgatták a gyanúsított telefonhívásait.
The agency was accused of intercepting millions of private emails without warrants.
Az ügynökséget azzal vádolták, hogy bírói engedély nélkül több millió magán-e-mailt fogott el.
Hackers managed to intercept data sent between the app and the server.
Military intelligence routinely intercepts enemy radio traffic.
New encryption methods make it much harder to intercept online messages.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The police intercepted his phone calls for three months.
A rendőrség három hónapon át lehallgatta a telefonhívásait.
The company uses software to intercept suspicious emails.
A vállalat szoftvert használ a gyanús e-mailek elfogására.
The secret service intercepted the message before it reached the leader.
Hackers tried to intercept the data sent to the bank.
They intercepted the radio signals from the ship.
عام غلطی:
Learners may think "intercept" here always means the message is stopped, but in this sense, it often continues to its destination while a secret copy is taken. Also, students sometimes confuse "intercept" with "interpret"; the first is about secretly receiving, while the second is about explaining the meaning.
معنی
secretly capture messages in transit
لفظی تراکیب
intercept communications
|intercept a call
|intercept an email
|intercept internet traffic
|intercept enemy signals
ہم معنی الفاظ
monitor (Stresses observing or checking over time; can be open or secret and is more general than intercept.)
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tap (Often used specifically for secretly listening to phone calls, usually in law-enforcement or spying contexts.)
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eavesdrop on (Focuses on secretly listening; does not always imply using technical equipment or copying the data.)
متضاد الفاظ
encrypt (Protects data so that even if it is intercepted, it cannot be easily understood.)
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secure (Means to protect communications from being accessed or read by unauthorized people.)
موضوعات
technology
|security
|law
|communication
تعریف
to secretly get and listen to or read messages, calls, or other signals while they are being sent
To secretly receive, record, or access communications such as calls, emails, or signals while they are being transmitted, often without the sender’s or receiver’s knowledge.
اسم
C1
3
elfogás
B1
استعمال کا انداز:
a(n) [successful/early] intercept of [something/someone]
The missile was destroyed in a mid-air intercept over the ocean.
A rakétát az óceán felett, egy légi elfogás során semmisítették meg.
A timely police intercept prevented the suspects from crossing the border.
Egy időben végrehajtott rendőri feltartóztatás megakadályozta, hogy a gyanúsítottak átlépjék a határt.
The radar station reported a low-altitude intercept just before dawn.
Thanks to an early intercept, the convoy never reached the city.
Documents later revealed at least one failed intercept during the operation.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The jet made a fast intercept of the unknown plane.
A vadászgép gyors elfogást hajtott végre az ismeretlen repülőgéppel szemben.
A police intercept stopped the car at the bridge.
Egy rendőri feltartóztatás megállította az autót a hídnál.
The army said the missile intercept was successful.
The report talks about an early intercept of the ship.
The border guards made an intercept before the group entered the country.
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse the noun "intercept" instead of the more common "interception" in everyday English. In many sentences, "interception" will sound more natural (for example, in sports or general use), while "intercept" as a noun is more typical in military or technical reports.
معنی
act of stopping something en route
لفظی تراکیب
make an intercept
|successful intercept
|radar intercept
|air intercept
|police intercept
|early intercept
ہم معنی الفاظ
interception (More common as the general noun, especially in non-technical contexts; "intercept" as a noun is somewhat more specialized.)
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interdiction (More formal and military; often about stopping movement of supplies or people over a wider area.)
متضاد الفاظ
passage (Suggests that something moved through an area without being stopped or caught.)
موضوعات
security
|military
|law
|transportation
تعریف
an action where someone stops or catches a person or thing before it reaches the place or person it is going to
An act or instance of stopping, seizing, or taking control of someone or something while they are on their way to another place or person.
اسم
C1
4
labdaszerzés
B1
استعمال کا انداز:
a(n) [crucial/good] intercept
A late intercept in midfield stopped the counterattack.
Egy késői labdaszerzés a középpályán megállította az ellentámadást.
Her quick intercept led directly to the winning goal.
Gyors labdaszerzése közvetlenül a győztes gólhoz vezetett.
The defender’s intercept changed the momentum of the match.
He read the play perfectly and made a clean intercept.
That clever intercept on the wing broke up a dangerous move.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The defender made an important intercept.
A védőnek volt egy fontos labdaszerzése.
His intercept ended the other team’s attack.
Labdaszerzése véget vetett a másik csapat támadásának.
A good intercept helped them score a goal.
She got a big cheer for her intercept.
The game changed after his intercept in the middle of the field.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say "do an intercept" or "take an intercept" instead of "make an intercept". In many sports, especially in American English, the more common noun is "interception" in some sports, so listening for local usage is important.
معنی
sports play stopping a pass
لفظی تراکیب
make an intercept
|crucial intercept
|brilliant intercept
|defensive intercept
|intercept in midfield
ہم معنی الفاظ
steal (In sports, especially basketball and soccer, a more informal term for taking the ball away from an opponent.)
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pickoff (Primarily used in some sports (like baseball or American football) and certain dialects; more specialized than intercept.)
متضاد الفاظ
completed pass (Describes the opposite outcome: the ball successfully reaches the intended teammate.)
موضوعات
sports
|games
تعریف
in sports, a play where a player stops a pass and takes the ball from the other team
In ball sports, an act of a player taking the ball away by stopping or catching a pass meant for an opponent’s teammate.
اسم
C1
TECHNICAL
5
metszéspont
B2
استعمال کا انداز:
the [x-/y-]intercept of [a line]
To find the y-intercept, set x equal to zero and solve for y.
Az y-tengelymetszet meghatározásához vegyük x értékét nullának, és oldjuk meg y-ra.
The graph has an x-intercept at the point where it crosses the horizontal axis.
A grafikon x-tengelymetszete ott van, ahol metszi a vízszintes tengelyt.
This function has two x-intercepts but no y-intercept.
The teacher asked us to label each intercept clearly on our graphs.
You can see that the intercept moves up when we increase the constant term.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
We marked the x-intercept on the graph.
Megjelöltük az x-tengelymetszetet a grafikonon.
The line’s y-intercept is at three on the y-axis.
Az egyenes y-tengelymetszete a hármasnál van az y-tengelyen.
Our homework is to find the intercepts of the function.
The graph has one x-intercept and one y-intercept.
Please write the intercept as a pair of numbers.
عام غلطی:
Learners often confuse "intercept" with "intersection" in math. An "intercept" is where a graph meets an axis, while an "intersection" is where two graphs meet each other. Also, some students forget to give the intercept as a full coordinate pair, not just a single number, when the context requires it.
معنی
where a line crosses an axis
لفظی تراکیب
x-intercept
|y-intercept
|vertical intercept
|horizontal intercept
|find the intercept
|plot the intercept
ہم معنی الفاظ
axis crossing (A descriptive term, less standard; used informally to explain what an intercept is.)
موضوعات
math
|science
|education
تعریف
in math, the point where a line or curve meets the x-axis or y-axis on a graph
In mathematics, the coordinate point at which a line or curve crosses one of the axes on a graph.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
intercept
IPA
GB/ˈɪntɚsɛpt/
US/ˈɪntɚsɛpt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
in - ter - cept (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: intercept
- 3rd Person Singular: intercepts
- Present Participle: intercepting
- Past: intercepted
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
intercepts
verb
intercepting
verb
intercepted
verb
Core family
interception
noun
interceptor
noun
Advanced or less common
interceptive
adjective
عبارات
intercept a pass
1/ˌɪntɚsˈɛpt ə pˈæs/
fixed phrase
take the ball from a pass
to stop and take the ball when the other team is passing it to one of their players
مثالیں
- The defender stepped forward to intercept a pass and started a counterattack.
- If you anticipate the striker’s movement, you can intercept a pass before it reaches him.
phone intercept
1/fˈoʊn ˈɪntɚsɛpt/
fixed phrase
formal
secret monitoring of phone calls
secret listening to and recording of phone calls, usually by police or security services
مثالیں
- Court documents show that the arrest was based mainly on a month-long phone intercept.
- New laws limit how long investigators can keep a phone intercept without a judge’s approval.