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intern¹
- /ɪnˈtɝn/ US
- /ɪnˈtɜːn/ UK
Where it comes from
From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.
noun interns · interne
- A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.
verb interns · interning · interned · interne
- To imprison somebody, usually without trial. The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
- To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime. The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
- To internalize. Strings are automatically interned if they are assigned to a literal string within code.
adjective more intern · most intern · interne
- Internal. Man was made after Gods image, which must be understood of the intern graces of the Soule
intern²
- /ˈɪntɝn/ US
- /ˈɪntɜːn/ UK
Where it comes from
From French interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”); compare Etymology 1.
noun interns · interne
- A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field. Students know that working as an intern can provide contacts and all-important experience in their chosen fields. And last year, 26 percent of graduates hired by companies had worked as interns, compared with 9 percent the year before.
- A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.
verb interns · interning · interned · interne
- To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education. I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: houseman, interne, internist, medical intern, probation, probationary, apprenticeship, apprentice, trainee, traineeship, domestic, in-house, participant, cadet, placement, isolate
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verb to imprison (transitive)
| 日本語 | 抑留する yokuryū suru, 拘留する kōryū suru |
|---|---|
| Français | interner |
| Deutsch | internieren |
| Italiano | internare |
| Русский | интерни́ровать intɛrnírovatʹ |
noun student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
| Español | pasante, practicante, persona en prácticas, interno, becario, practicando |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인턴 inteon, 실습생 silseupsaeng |
| 日本語 | 実習生 jisshūsei, インターン intān |
| 中文 | 實習生 /实习生 shíxíshēng |
| Português | estagiário, estagiária |
| Français | stagiaire |
| Deutsch | Praktikant, Praktikantin |
| Italiano | stagista |
| Русский | стажёр stažór, стажёрка stažórka, практика́нт praktikánt, практика́нтка praktikántka, инте́рн intɛ́rn |
| العربية | مُتَدَرِّب mutadarrib |
noun medical trainee working in a hospital
| 日本語 | インターン intān |
|---|---|
| Português | interno |
| Français | interne (des hôpitaux) |
verb to work as an intern
| Español | pasante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | インターンとして働く intān to shite hataraku |
| Português | estagiar |
| Русский | проходи́ть пра́ктику/стажиро́вку proxodítʹ práktiku/stažiróvku, пройти́ пра́ктику/стажиро́вку projtí práktiku/stažiróvku |
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title = {intern},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intern},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
