English

Alternative forms

• interne (archaic)

Noun

intern ‎(plural interns)

1. A person who is interned, forceably or voluntarily.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɝn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜːn/

Verb

intern ‎(third-person singular simple present interns, present participle interning, simple past and past participle interned)

1. (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

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

   1. (of a state, especially a neutral state) 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.

2. (transitive, computing) To internalize.

Derived terms

• internment
• internee

Translations

Adjective

intern ‎(comparative more intern, superlative most intern)

1. (archaic) Internal.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Howell to this entry?)

Etymology 2

From French interne 'inner, internal', from Latin internus "within, internal", from inter "between"; compare etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɝn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɜːn/

Noun

intern ‎(plural interns)

1. A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
2. A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training

Derived terms

• internship

Related terms

• resident
• trainee

Translations

Verb

intern ‎(third-person singular simple present interns, present participle interning, simple past and past participle interned)

1. (intransitive) To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education.

   I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.

Anagrams

• netrin, tinner

Catalan

Adjective

intern m ‎(feminine interna, masculine plural interns, feminine plural internes)

1. internal

Danish

Adjective

intern ‎(neuter internt, e-form interne)

1. internal

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From French interne ‎(“inner, internal”), or directly from Latin internus ‎(“within, internal”), from inter ‎(“between”).

Adjective

intern ‎(comparative interner, superlative internst)

1. internal, inside of something, of the body etc.

Inflection

Synonyms

• inwendig

Related terms

• interneren
• internist m

German

Adjective

intern

1. internal

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin internus

Pronunciation

Adjective

intern ‎(neuter singular internt, definite singular and plural interne)

1. internal

Antonyms

• ekstern

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin internus

Adjective

intern ‎(neuter singular internt, definite singular and plural interne)

1. internal

Antonyms

• ekstern

Romanian

Etymology

French interne, Latin internus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [inˈtern]

Adjective

intern m, n ‎(feminine singular internă, masculine plural interni, feminine and neuter plural interne)

1. internal

Declension

Antonyms

• extern

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin internus.

Adjective

intern (not comparable)

1. internal, something of no relevance for outsiders

Declension

Antonyms

• extern

Noun

intern c

1. a prisoner, an inmate

Declension

Synonyms

• fånge
• fängelsekund
• intagen

Related terms

• internera