intercept
/ˌɪntəˈsept/verb
उच्चारण इन्टसेप्ट
रास्ते में रोकना
Core word
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[T]
to stop somebody or something that is going from one place to another from arriving
रास्ते में रोकना
- intercept a missile
- Customs officers intercepted a parcel of banned goods at the airport.
- Police intercepted the truck near the border before it could reach the city.
+ 2 more examples
- The goalkeeper intercepted the cross and began a quick counter-attack.
- Messages sent over the old network were easily intercepted by hackers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
intercept + sb / sth
It is transitive: you stop or catch something before it reaches its destination.
यह सकर्मक क्रिया है: किसी चीज़ को उसके गंतव्य तक पहुँचने से पहले रोक लेना या पकड़ लेना।
- The police intercepted the truck near the border.
- The fielder intercepted the ball.
intercept a message / call / signal
With communications, it means to secretly listen to or read them before they reach the receiver.
संचार के साथ इसका अर्थ संदेश पाने वाले तक पहुँचने से पहले चुपके से उसे सुनना या पढ़ना है।
- Officers intercepted the phone calls of the smugglers.
be intercepted + by + agent
The passive shows who stopped it; by names the agent.
Passive में रोकने वाले का नाम 'by' से बताया जाता है।
- The missile was intercepted by the air defence system.
intercept (geometry, noun)
In maths, an intercept is the point where a line crosses an axis; it is stressed on the first syllable.
गणित में intercept वह बिंदु है जहाँ रेखा किसी अक्ष को काटती है; यह noun रूप में पहले syllable पर बल लेता है।
- The line has a y-intercept of 4.
intercept + before / on the way
Add before or on the way to say where it was stopped.
कहाँ रोका गया यह बताने के लिए before या on the way जोड़ें।
- Officials intercepted the parcel before it left the country.
+Collocations 4
intercept + noun
a messagea passa missilea shipmenta call
- The defender intercepted a pass in midfield.
adverb + intercept
successfullynarrowlysecretlyquicklyillegally
- Customs officials successfully intercepted the illegal goods.
intercept + by + agent
by policeby the coast guardby the armyby customs
- The boat was intercepted by the coast guard.
attempt / fail to + intercept
fail totry tomanage toattempt to
- The goalkeeper failed to intercept the cross.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's cousin, a footballer, intercepted the pass and scored.
राधिका के चचेरे भाई ने, जो फुटबॉलर है, पास रोककर गोल कर दिया।
- The coast guard intercepted a fishing boat that had crossed the border.
तटरक्षक बल ने सीमा पार कर आई एक मछली पकड़ने वाली नाव को रोक लिया।
- Someone had intercepted the letter before it reached her.
किसी ने उसके पास पहुँचने से पहले ही पत्र रोक लिया था।
- Airport staff intercepted the passenger carrying banned items.
हवाई अड्डे के कर्मचारियों ने प्रतिबंधित सामान ले जा रहे यात्री को रोक लिया।
- The signal was intercepted by an enemy radar.
संकेत को शत्रु के रडार ने बीच में ही पकड़ लिया।
- The bowler intercepted the straight drive with his foot.
गेंदबाज़ ने सीधे शॉट को अपने पैर से रोक लिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The police intercepted to the thief.
✓ The police intercepted the thief.
Intercept is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Intercept' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद कोई preposition नहीं आता।
✗ The message was intercept by the guards.
✓ The message was intercepted by the guards.
The passive needs the past participle.
Passive में past participle चाहिए।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths: intercept is also where a line crosses an axis (y-intercept).
गणित में intercept वह बिंदु भी है जहाँ रेखा अक्ष को काटती है (y-intercept, अंतःखंड)।