intern

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈtɝn/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A student or trainee working to gain practical experience.

  2. 02

    verb

    To keep someone confined, especially during a war.

Examples

  • Tom was just an intern at that time.

  • I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪntɝn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

  2. A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.

More examples

In context

  • The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.

  • The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

  • The intern is lazy.

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Origin

noun

From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.