verb
intersect
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verb
1
To cross or meet at a point, cutting across each other.
"The two roads intersect just outside town."
"Her research intersects psychology and economics."
2
Mathematics: for two sets, to share at least one common element.
"The two circles intersect at two distinct points."
How to Use Intersect
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo cross paths with something, or to have something in common with it.
Common pairings
roads intersect
lines intersect
where X and Y intersect
Word Forms
intersected past tense, intersects singular
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Etymology
From Latin intersecare, "to cut between," from inter- ("between") plus secare ("to cut").