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How to pronounce “intercept

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Pronunciation guide for intercept

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of intercept with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Trevor Aaronson: How this FBI strategy is actually creating US-based terrorists 9 minutes, 23 secondsToday, The Intercept published my new story
Definition summary
(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).

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How to pronounce intercept

Trevor Aaronson: How this FBI strategy is actually creating US-based terrorists 9 minutes, 23 seconds

Today, The Intercept published my new story

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “intercept

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
  • (transitive, sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.
  • (transitive, mathematics) To take or comprehend between.
  • To perform an aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
  • [Noun]
  • An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
  • An interception of a missile.
  • (algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
  • (marketing) A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.

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