intercept

Who acts: catch, intercept, line, defender, Codebreakers, police · What happens: stop, block, get, go, intercept, catch · To what, where: someone, way, catch, pass, messages, letter · Speech: someone speaks here

«intercept» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: intercept in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To stop someone or something on the way and catch or block it before it gets where it was going: intercept a pass.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 stop	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 something	cc
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 someone	conj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 way	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 way	det
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stop	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 catch	cc
10	catch	catch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 way	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 block	cc
12	block	block	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stop	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 block	obj
14	before	before	SCONJ	_	16 gets	mark
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 gets	nsubj
16	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 block	advcl
17	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	20 going	advmod
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 going	nsubj
19	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 going	aux
20	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 gets	advcl
21	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 intercept	punct
22	intercept	intercept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 going	xcomp
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 pass	det
24	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 intercept	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive		someone something	the way and catch	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality someone=Eventuality
2	block	infinitive		catch		vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Theme
3	get	present	catch			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	go	past · progressive	catch			vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5	intercept	infinitive	catch not said here	a pass		vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pass=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

To secretly catch messages meant for someone else: intercept a letter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 catch	mark
2	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	3 catch	advmod
3	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 catch	obj
5	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 messages	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 someone	case
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 meant	obl
8	else	else	ADV	_	7 someone	advmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 intercept	punct
10	intercept	intercept	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 catch	conj
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 letter	det
12	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 intercept	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 catch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	catch	to-infinitive	messages	secretly property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
2	mean	participle	messages not said here	for someone	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for someone=Attribute
3	intercept	infinitive	a letter		vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

An intercept is the point where a line or graph crosses an axis: the y-intercept.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 intercept	det
2	intercept	intercept	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 point	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 point	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 point	det
5	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	11 crosses	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 line	det
8	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 crosses	nsubj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 graph	cc
10	graph	graph	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 line	conj
11	crosses	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 point	acl:relcl
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 axis	det
13	axis	axis	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 crosses	obj
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 intercept	punct
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 intercept	det
16	y	y	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 intercept	compound
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 y	punct
18	intercept	intercept	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 point	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a intercept	the point and the y intercept				the y intercept conj	tree rules
2	cross	present	a line or graph	a axis					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axis=Patient

Example 1

The defender intercepted the pass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 defender	det
2	defender	defender	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intercepted	nsubj
3	intercepted	intercept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pass	det
5	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intercepted	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intercepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intercept	past	the defender	the pass					vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pass=Theme

Example 2

Codebreakers intercepted secret messages in the war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Codebreakers	Codebreakers	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 intercepted	nsubj
2	intercepted	intercept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 messages	amod
4	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 intercepted	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 war	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 war	det
7	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 intercepted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 intercepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intercept	past	Codebreakers	secret messages		the war			vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme

Example 3

The police intercepted the stolen car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 intercepted	nsubj
3	intercepted	intercept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 car	det
5	stolen	steal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 car	amod
6	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intercepted	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intercepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intercept	past	the police	the stolen car					vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme
2	steal	participle							vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The line y = 2x + 3 has a y-intercept of 3.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 line	det
2	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 y	compound
3	y	y	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 =	nsubj
4	=	=	SYM	_	9 has	punct
5	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 x	nummod
6	x	x	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	nsubj
7	+	+	SYM	_	8 3	cc
8	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 x	conj
9	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 intercept	det
11	y	y	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 intercept	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 y	punct
13	intercept	intercept	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	obj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 3	case
15	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 intercept	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	2 x	a y intercept of 3				line y nsubj	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent intercept=Patient

Example 5

Find where the graph intercepts the x-axis.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Find	find	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	5 intercepts	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 graph	det
4	graph	graph	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 intercepts	nsubj
5	intercepts	intercept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Find	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 axis	det
7	x	x	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 axis	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 x	punct
9	axis	axis	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 intercepts	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	imperative	you not said here						vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	intercept	present	the graph	the x axis					vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axis=Theme

Example 6

The goalkeeper intercepted the cross.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 goalkeeper	det
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intercepted	nsubj
3	intercepted	intercept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cross	det
5	cross	cross	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intercepted	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intercepted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intercept	past	the goalkeeper	the cross					vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cross=Theme

Example 7

But while looking for the truth, came the evil one, the father of lies, to intercept him.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	8 came	cc
2	while	while	SCONJ	_	3 looking	mark
3	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 came	advcl
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 truth	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 truth	det
6	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looking	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 looking	punct
8	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 one	det
10	evil	evil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 one	amod
11	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 came	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 father	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 father	det
14	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 one	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 lies	case
16	lies	lie	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 father	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 intercept	punct
18	to	to	PART	_	19 intercept	mark
19	intercept	intercept	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 came	conj
20	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 intercept	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look	gerund		for the truth	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for truth=Theme
2	come	past	the evil one		vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme
3	intercept	to-infinitive	him = he		vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme

Example 8

astronomers signified by the word Tali, not the constellation Draco, but the line which joins together the two points in which the orbit of the moon intercepts the ecliptic (Dragon's head and tail). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: astronomers signified by the word Tali, not the constellation Draco, but the line which joins together the two points in which the orbit of the moon intercepts the ecliptic (Dragon's head and tail).

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	astronomers	astronomer	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	signified	signify	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 astronomers	acl
3	by	by	ADP	_	5 word	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 word	det
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signified	obl
6	Tali	Tali	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 word	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Draco	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 Draco	advmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Draco	det
10	constellation	constellation	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 Draco	compound
11	Draco	Draco	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Tali	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 intercepts	punct
13	but	but	CCONJ	_	29 intercepts	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 line	det
15	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 intercepts	nsubj
16	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 joins	nsubj
17	joins	join	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 line	acl:relcl
18	together	together	ADV	_	17 joins	advmod
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 points	det
20	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 points	nummod
21	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 joins	obj
22	in	in	ADP	_	23 which	case
23	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	25 orbit	obl
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 orbit	det
25	orbit	orbit	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 points	nmod
26	of	of	ADP	_	28 moon	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 moon	det
28	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 orbit	nmod
29	intercepts	intercept	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 astronomers	conj
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 ecliptic	det
31	ecliptic	ecliptic	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 intercepts	obj
32	(	(	PUNCT	_	35 head	punct
33	Dragon	Dragon	PROPN	Number=Sing	35 head	nmod:poss
34	's	's	PART	_	33 Dragon	case
35	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 ecliptic	appos
36	and	and	CCONJ	_	37 tail	cc
37	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 head	conj
38	)	)	PUNCT	_	35 head	punct
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 astronomers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	signify	participle		astronomers not said here	by the word	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	join	present	the line	the two points the orbit in the two points the orbit in the two points of the moon of the moon	together property	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient
3	intercept	present	the line	the ecliptic		vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ecliptic=Theme

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 intercept

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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