intercept
verb (used with object)
to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination.
intercepting
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present participleof intercept.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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On Friday last, the military also destroyed a boat after intercepting and evacuating the crew.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ukraine’s air force hasn’t yet released data showing how many jet-powered drones it is intercepting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
It credits French authorities with intercepting 185 potential crossings involving 4,300 migrants this summer over four separate weeks, as well as stopping 12 boats at sea using new techniques.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Malaysian navy is efficient at intercepting them, and pushing them back out onto the open seas, and local fishing communities will not help.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A few Earthborn launched a volley of rocks, but from the sides of the hull a dozen Archimedes spheres sprayed out, intercepting the boulders and blasting them to dust.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
