to intercept
Third Person
intercepts
Present Participle
intercepting
Past Tense
intercepted
Past Participle
intercepted
1
to stop or catch before reaching intended destination
transitive
- The security team intercepted a suspicious package at the airport, preventing a potential threat.
- The police intercepted the car thief before he could escape the city.
- The football player intercepted the pass and ran for a touchdown.
Synonyms:
2
to secretly receive or obtain a communication, message, or signal that was meant for someone else
transitive
- The spy intercepted the enemy's transmission, decoding it before it reached its target.
- The team intercepted the signal, preventing the information from getting into the wrong hands.
- The authorities intercepted the communication, preventing the planned attack.
- The agents intercepted the encrypted signal, gaining valuable intelligence in the process.
- The security system was designed to intercept unauthorized data transmissions.