- 1intercept somebody/something to stop someone or something that is going from one place to another from arriving Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. The letter was intercepted.
- 2intercept something (especially in football) to catch a ball that is thrown to a player on the opposing team He intercepted two passes by Kramer.
intercept
verbNAmE//ˌɪntərˈsɛpt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they intercept he / she / it intercepts
past simple intercepted
-ing form intercepting
NAmE//ˈɪntərˌsɛpt//
noun [uncountable, countable] the interception of enemy radio signals He had two interceptions late in the game.See intercept in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: intercept