Meaning of "intersect" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTERSECT

From Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF INTERSECT

ˌɪntəˈsɛkt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERSECT

Intersect is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb intersect in English.

WHAT DOES INTERSECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intersection (disambiguation)

Intersection or intersect may refer to: ▪ Intersection in mathematics, including: ▪ Intersection, the set of elements common to some collection of sets ▪ Intersection ▪ Intersection theory ▪ Intersection, a place where two roads meet ▪ Intersection, a virtual navigational fix ▪ Intersection, a method of obtaining a fix on an unknown position from two mapped points ▪ Intersection matrix in DE-9IM, the dimensionally extended nine-intersection model ▪ Intersectionality, a sociological theory about categorizations and the way those categorizations interact ▪ Intersect, a set operator in SQL ▪ The Intersect, an intelligence database that is the central plot device in the TV series Chuck ▪ Intersect...

Definition of intersect in the English dictionary

The first definition of intersect in the dictionary is to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across. Other definition of intersect is to cross. Intersect is also to have one or more points in common.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INTERSECT

PRESENT

Present

I intersect

you intersect

he/she/it intersects

we intersect

you intersect

they intersect

Present continuous

I am intersecting

you are intersecting

he/she/it is intersecting

we are intersecting

you are intersecting

they are intersecting

Present perfect

I have intersected

you have intersected

he/she/it has intersected

we have intersected

you have intersected

they have intersected

Present perfect continuous

I have been intersecting

you have been intersecting

he/she/it has been intersecting

we have been intersecting

you have been intersecting

they have been intersecting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I intersected

you intersected

he/she/it intersected

we intersected

you intersected

they intersected

Past continuous

I was intersecting

you were intersecting

he/she/it was intersecting

we were intersecting

you were intersecting

they were intersecting

Past perfect

I had intersected

you had intersected

he/she/it had intersected

we had intersected

you had intersected

they had intersected

Past perfect continuous

I had been intersecting

you had been intersecting

he/she/it had been intersecting

we had been intersecting

you had been intersecting

they had been intersecting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will intersect

you will intersect

he/she/it will intersect

we will intersect

you will intersect

they will intersect

Future continuous

I will be intersecting

you will be intersecting

he/she/it will be intersecting

we will be intersecting

you will be intersecting

they will be intersecting

Future perfect

I will have intersected

you will have intersected

he/she/it will have intersected

we will have intersected

you will have intersected

they will have intersected

Future perfect continuous

I will have been intersecting

you will have been intersecting

he/she/it will have been intersecting

we will have been intersecting

you will have been intersecting

they will have been intersecting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would intersect

you would intersect

he/she/it would intersect

we would intersect

you would intersect

they would intersect

Conditional continuous

I would be intersecting

you would be intersecting

he/she/it would be intersecting

we would be intersecting

you would be intersecting

they would be intersecting

Conditional perfect

I would have intersect

you would have intersect

he/she/it would have intersect

we would have intersect

you would have intersect

they would have intersect

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been intersecting

you would have been intersecting

he/she/it would have been intersecting

we would have been intersecting

you would have been intersecting

they would have been intersecting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you intersect
we let´s intersect
you intersect

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to intersect

Past participle

intersected

Present Participle

intersecting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «INTERSECT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intersect» and belong to the same grammatical category.

bisect · crisscross · cross · cut · cut across · divide · meet

TRANSLATION OF INTERSECT

Find out the translation of intersect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of intersect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intersect» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 相交
• Translator English - Spanish: intersectar
• English: intersect
• Translator English - Hindi: एक दूसरे को काटना
• Translator English - Arabic: تتقاطع
• Translator English - Russian: пересекаются
• Translator English - Portuguese: interceptam
• Translator English - Bengali: বিভক্ত করা
• Translator English - French: couper
• Translator English - Malay: Bersilang
• Translator English - German: schneiden
• Translator English - Japanese: 交差
• Translator English - Korean: 교차
• Translator English - Javanese: Intersect
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giao nhau
• Translator English - Tamil: சந்திக்கின்றன
• Translator English - Marathi: छेदणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kesişmek
• Translator English - Italian: intersecare
• Translator English - Polish: przecinają
• Translator English - Ukrainian: перетинаються
• Translator English - Romanian: intersectează
• Translator English - Greek: τέμνονται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sny
• Translator English - Swedish: skär
• Translator English - Norwegian: skjærer

8 QUOTES WITH «INTERSECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intersect.

1

Dorothy Allison

It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect.

2

Rocco DiSpirito

It's a very, very difficult space to operate in, the restaurant business-it requires a lot of human beings to intersect at just the right place to make it all work out.

3

Hermann Hesse

One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.

4

Hermann Hesse

Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

5

Jon Katz

Lifetime dogs intersect with our lives with particular impact; they're dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable, ways.

6

Walter Kirn

I read somewhere once that in the 1960s, fiction writers were troubled by the notion that life was becoming stranger and more sensational than made-up stories could ever hope to be. Our new problem - more profound, I think - is that life no longer resembles a story. Events intersect but don't progress. People interact but don't make contact.

7

Anthony Mackie

The choices that we make through our lives, the people who intersect us on our path kind of change what our fated destiny is. So some of us are lucky enough for the choices that we make to keep us on our path.

8

Daniel H. Wilson

You can graph human evolution, which is mostly a straight line, but we do get better and change over time, and you can graph technological evolution, which is a line that's going straight up. They are going to intersect each other at some point, and that's happening now.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERSECT»

Discover the use of intersect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intersect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect

This book summarizes Stevenson's findings which are presented in full in the multi-volume work entitled "Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth DefectS," also published by Praeger.

Ian Stevenson, 1997

How Surfaces Intersect in Space: An Introduction to Topology

The book is a guide to a wide variety of topics.

J. Scott Carter, 1995

Intersect: Danger

Together, Tim and Corie and Meg helped save the world. This is a risk-taking novel about how, for a brief time, the rules were broken, the world was saved, and love reigned in a small place in San Francisco called Nob Hill.

John Cullen, 2007

Intersect: A Love Story

old for Intersect. Georgie wondered a lot about how Dad knew this and why it was so important for him to tell him. Never mind. They were right about one thing: Intersect was the greatest thing ever, and Shannon was the best part of that.

Harold Torger Vedeler, 2003

Where Writing and Autism Intersect: A Study of Literate ...

In this dissertation, I utilize qualitative research methods in a detailed instrumental case study of 9th grade student, Sam Crossing, as he negotiates the requirements of a curricular unit study in his English class, focusing on his ...

Teri Michelle Chavkin, 2008

Axis of Influence: How Credibility and Likeability Intersect ...

Lovas and Holloway explore those qualities that people find likable and trustworthy and show readers how to systematically improve how others perceive them.

Michael Lovas, Pam Holloway, 2009

Not Just Science

Struggles with issues where Christian faith and natural science intersect have accentuated the relationship of science and Christianity through the centuries. Questions about certain topics have heightened the debate of the relationship of  ...

Dorothy F. Chappell, E. David Cook, 2009

Gordon Matta-Clark: Conical Intersect

A landmark work byGordon Matta-Clark, examined as an “act of communication” aboutsustainability and the public role of art.

Bruce Jenkins, Gordon Matta-Clark, 2011

Tales of Two Cities: How Race and Crime Intersect on Local ...

According to the results of this study, black reporters are for the most part relegated to reporting on crimes involving black victims.

Kim Maria LeDuff, 2007

What Happens when Veteran and Beginner Teachers' Life ...

This qualitative study explored the phenomenon of what happened as Florida's high-stakes accountability system intersected with a beginning and veteran teachers' life histories and different stocks of lifeworldly knowledge at ...

Shelly L. Counsell, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERSECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intersect is used in the context of the following news items.

Intersect ENT CEO Lisa D. Earnhardt Sells 19318 Shares of Stock

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Cape Girardeau drivers concerned about Clark, Broadway intersect …

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -. Some Cape Girardeau locals are concerned about the intersection of Broadway and Clark Streets, the scene ... «KFVS, Jul 15»

Display of intersect harmony : Adherents of different sects come …

LAHORE: Religious scholars from all schools of thought, politicians, academicians, senior journalists, traders, government officers, members of ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»

Wall Street Places $33.5 Price Target on Intersect ENT, Inc …

In looking at the consensus numbers, the sell-side analysts covering the stock have a mean target price of $33.5 for Intersect ENT, Inc. «Markets Daily, Jul 15»

Short Interest Update of Intersect ENT, Inc. (NASDAQ:XENT)

Intersect ENT, Inc. (NASDAQ:XENT) has seen a shortfall of 132,467 shares or 20.6% in the short interest. The remaining shorts are 2.9% of the ... «News Watch International, Jul 15»

Science, business intersect in Sacred Heart

SACRED HEART — A passion for science developed as a student at Renville County West has led Eric Mahlum to take on some very important ... «West Central Tribune, Jul 15»

Notable Session Mover: Intersect ENT, Inc. (NASDAQ:XENT)

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Company Shares of Intersect ENT, Inc. Rally 2.01%

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The Two 'Walking Dead' Series Will Not Intersect... Yet

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