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- [verb in-turn; noun in-turn]
- /verb ɪnˈtɜrn; noun ˈɪn tɜrn/
- /ɪnˈtɜːn/
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- [verb in-turn; noun in-turn]
- /verb ɪnˈtɜrn; noun ˈɪn tɜrn/
Definitions of intern word
- verb with object intern to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country. 1
- verb with object intern to impound or hold within a country until the termination of a war, as a ship of a belligerent that has put into a neutral port and remained beyond a limited period. 1
- noun intern a resident member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually a recent medical school graduate serving under supervision. 1
- noun intern Education. student teacher. 1
- noun intern a person who works as an apprentice or trainee in an occupation or profession to gain practical experience, and sometimes also to satisfy legal or other requirements for being licensed or accepted professionally. 1
- verb without object intern to be or perform the duties of an intern. 1
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Origin of intern
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < French interner, verbal derivative of interne intern3
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Parts of speech for Intern
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
intern popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
intern usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for intern
noun intern
- resident — a person who resides in a place.
- doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
- trainee — a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- immure — to enclose within walls.
verb intern
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- jail — a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
Antonyms for intern
verb intern
- release — to lease again.
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