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intern

to restrict or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war: They will intern the prisoners at the camp for at least a month.
Not to be confused with:
enter – to come or go into; penetrate: enter a room; enter the bloodstream
inter – place in a grave or tomb: They will inter him tomorrow.

intern

apprentice; trainee: She was an intern at the White House.
Not to be confused with:
internee – a person who has been confined, as a prisoner of war: He was an internee of the Germans.
internist – a physician specializing in diagnosis and treatment of diseases: You should see an internist about the pain in your stomach.
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in·tern

also in·terne  (ĭn′tûrn′)
n.
1.
a. A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
b. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
2. One who is interned; an internee.
v. in·terned, in·tern·ing, in·terns
v.intr.
To train or serve as an intern.
v.tr. (also ĭn-tûrn′)
To confine, especially in wartime.
[French interne, from Latin internus, internal; see internal.]
in′tern·ship′ n.
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intern

vb
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc), esp during wartime
2. (intr) chiefly US to serve or train as an intern
n
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another word for internee
4. (Medicine) med Also: interne US and Canadian a graduate in the first year of practical training after medical school, resident in a hospital and under supervision by senior doctors. British equivalent: house officer
5. (Professions) chiefly US a student teacher
6. chiefly US a student or recent graduate receiving practical training in a working environment
adj
an archaic word for internal
[C19: from Latin internus internal]
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in•tern1

(v. ɪnˈtɜrn; n. ˈɪn tɜrn)
v.t.
1. to confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war or enemy aliens.
2. to impound until the termination of a war, as a ship of a belligerent.
n.
3. an internee.
[1865–70; < French interner, v. derivative of interne intern3]

in•tern2

(ˈɪn tɜrn)
n. Also, interne.
1. a resident member of the medical staff of a hospital, usu. a recent medical school graduate serving under supervision.
2. student teacher.
3. someone, as a student or recent graduate, working as an apprentice or trainee to gain practical experience in an occupation.
v.i.
4. to serve as an intern.
[1875–80, Amer.; < French interne < Latin internus intern3]

in•tern3

(ɪnˈtɜrn)

adj. Archaic.
internal.
[1570–80; < Latin internus inward =inter- inter- + -nus adj. suffix; compare extern]
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intern


Past participle: interned
Gerund: interning

Imperative
intern
intern
Present
I intern
you intern
he/she/it interns
we intern
you intern
they intern
Preterite
I interned
you interned
he/she/it interned
we interned
you interned
they interned
Present Continuous
I am interning
you are interning
he/she/it is interning
we are interning
you are interning
they are interning
Present Perfect
I have interned
you have interned
he/she/it has interned
we have interned
you have interned
they have interned
Past Continuous
I was interning
you were interning
he/she/it was interning
we were interning
you were interning
they were interning
Past Perfect
I had interned
you had interned
he/she/it had interned
we had interned
you had interned
they had interned
Future
I will intern
you will intern
he/she/it will intern
we will intern
you will intern
they will intern
Future Perfect
I will have interned
you will have interned
he/she/it will have interned
we will have interned
you will have interned
they will have interned
Future Continuous
I will be interning
you will be interning
he/she/it will be interning
we will be interning
you will be interning
they will be interning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interning
you have been interning
he/she/it has been interning
we have been interning
you have been interning
they have been interning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interning
you will have been interning
he/she/it will have been interning
we will have been interning
you will have been interning
they will have been interning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interning
you had been interning
he/she/it had been interning
we had been interning
you had been interning
they had been interning
Conditional
I would intern
you would intern
he/she/it would intern
we would intern
you would intern
they would intern
Past Conditional
I would have interned
you would have interned
he/she/it would have interned
we would have interned
you would have interned
they would have interned
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intern

A student who is studying a subject at an advanced level or a graduate who is being given practical training in a particular field.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.intern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)intern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
houseman, interne, medical intern
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
Verb1.intern - deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
2.intern - work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
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intern

verb
1. imprison, hold, confine, detain, hold in custody He was interned as an enemy at the outbreak of the war.
noun
1. apprentice, student, pupil, novice, beginner, trainee, learner, tyro, probationer She was head nurse at the hospital where I worked as an intern.
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intern

verb
To put in jail:
confine, detain, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lock (up).
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Translations
طَبيب مُتَمَرِّنمُعْتَقَل
internovatzačínající lékař
internereturnuskandidat
kyrrsettur einstaklingurlæknakandídat
internēt, aizturētinterns
internovaťordinársekundárny lekár
alıkoymakenterne etmekstajyer doktor

intern

A. [ɪnˈtɜːn] VT → internar, recluir
B. [ˈɪntɜːn] N (US) (= doctor) → interno/a m/f; (= student on placement) → alumno/a m/f en prácticas
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intern

[ɪnˈtɜːrn]
vt → interner
[ˈɪntɜːrn] n (US)
(MEDICINE) → interne mf (aux États-Unis, jeune médecin dans sa première année de formation clinique à l'issue de ses études, ne détenant pas encore l'examen d'État qui lui permettra d'exercer.)
(in company, organization) → stagiaire mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

intern

1
vt person → internieren; ship etc → festhalten

intern

2 (US)
n
(= junior doctor) → Assistenzarzt m → /-ärztin f
(= trainee) → Praktikant(in) m(f)
vi → das Medizinalpraktikum absolvieren
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intern

[vb ɪnˈtɜːn; n ˈɪntɜːn]
1. vt → internare
2. n (Am) (doctor) → (medico) interno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

intern1

(inˈtəːn) verb
during a war, to keep (someone who belongs to an enemy nation but who is living in one's own country) a prisoner.
inˈternment noun

intern2

(ˈintəːn) noun
(American) (also interne) a junior doctor resident in a hospital.
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in·tern

n. interno-a; médico-a interno-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

intern

n interno -na mf
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