intersect
To cut into or betweenTo cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
» Parallel lines don't intersect each other.
Параллельные прямые не пересекаются.
Параллельные линии между собой не пересекаются.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
Parallel lines don't intersect.
Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.
sich schneiden
Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
sich schneiden
- meet at a point
Examples
8 sentencesParallel lines don't intersect each other.
ruПараллельные прямые не пересекаются. — marafon
The two roads intersect there.
The two streets intersect at right angles.
Parallel lines do not intersect each other.
ruПараллельные прямые не пересекаются. — marafon
All the numbered streets intersect this one.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cFrom Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).
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Forms
intersects, intersecting, intersected, intersected| Base form | intersect · to intersect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | intersects |
| Present participle | intersecting |
| Past simple | intersected |
| Past participle | intersected |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- meet at a point:cross
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle