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title: interception — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «interception» in the school dictionary: The act of stopping or catching something on its way from one place to another. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# interception

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**Who acts:** act, other team, interception, goalkeeper, netball team, Sophie · **What happens:** stop, catch, take, pass, read, call · **To what, where:** something, way, ball, American football, message, letter · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«interception» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [interception in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interception.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of stopping or catching something on its way from one place to another.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:m1:1
# text = The act of stopping or catching something on its way from one place to another.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **catch** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | act's way |  | from one place to another | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent something=Theme from place=Source |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Catching or taking the ball when the other team passes it, especially in American football, netball, rugby and football.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:m2:1
# text = Catching or taking the ball when the other team passes it, especially in American football, netball, rugby and football.
1	Catching	catch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	taking	take	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	netball	netball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | gerund |  | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |
| 3 | **pass** | present | the other team | ball |  | American football and netball and rugby and football |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme in football=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Secretly catching or reading a message, call or letter meant for someone else.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:m3:1
# text = Secretly catching or reading a message, call or letter meant for someone else.
1	Secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	_
14	else	else	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **read** | gerund |  | a message or letter |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Topic |
| 3 | **call** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **mean** | participle |  | letter *not said here* |  |  |  | for someone | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for someone=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper's interception stopped the attack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x1:1
# text = The goalkeeper's interception stopped the attack.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	interception	interception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the goalkeeper's interception | the attack |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality attack=Eventuality |
| 2 | **intercept** |  | the goalkeeper |  |  |  |  |  | nom interception «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our netball team won because of Sophie's clever interception.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x2:1
# text = Our netball team won because of Sophie's clever interception.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	netball	netball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	Sophie	Sophie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	interception	interception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Our netball team |  |  |  |  | because Sophie's clever interception | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **intercept** |  | Sophie |  |  |  |  |  | nom interception «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In American football, an interception means the defence catches a pass meant for the other team.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x3:1
# text = In American football, an interception means the defence catches a pass meant for the other team.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	interception	interception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	defence	defence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pass	pass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a interception |  |  | American football |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **catch** | present | the defence | a pass |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pass=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | participle |  | a pass *not said here* |  |  |  | for the other team | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for team=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spy's message never arrived because of an interception.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x4:1
# text = The spy's message never arrived because of an interception.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spy	spy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	interception	interception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **arrive** | past | the spy's message |  |  |  |  | because a interception | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The interception of the letter gave the detectives their clue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x5:1
# text = The interception of the letter gave the detectives their clue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	interception	interception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	detectives	detective	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the interception of the letter | the detectives and detectives's clue |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detective=Theme |
| 2 | **intercept** |  |  | the letter |  |  |  |  | nom interception «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His quick interception saved the vase from hitting the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x6:1
# text = His quick interception saved the vase from hitting the floor.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	interception	interception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | His quick interception | the vase |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vase=Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | gerund | His quick interception *not said here* | the floor |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme floor=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **intercept** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom interception «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quarterback threw two interceptions in the first half.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interception:x7:1
# text = The quarterback threw two interceptions in the first half.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarterback	quarterback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	interceptions	interception	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the quarterback | two interceptions |  | the first half |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent interception=Theme in half=Destination |

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