Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense interns, present participle interning, past tense, past participle internedpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (ɪntɜːʳn). The noun is pronounced (ɪntɜːʳn).
1. verb [usually passive]
If someone is interned, they are put in prison or in a prison camp for political reasons.
He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War. [beVERB-ed]
Synonyms: imprison, hold, confine, detain More Synonyms of intern
2. countable noun
An intern is an advanced student or a recent graduate, especially in medicine, who is being given practical training under supervision.
[US]
Synonyms: apprentice, student, pupil, novice More Synonyms of intern
intern in British English
verb
1. (ɪnˈtɜːn)(transitive)
to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc), esp during wartime
2. (ˈɪntɜːn)(intransitive) mainly US
to serve or train as an intern
noun (ˈɪntɜːn)
3. another word for internee
4. Also: interne medicine, 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. mainly US
a student teacher
6.
a student or recent graduate receiving practical training in a working environment
adjective (ɪnˈtɜːn)
7. an archaic word for internal
Word origin
C19: from Latin internus internal
intern in American English
(ˈɪnˌtɜrn; for vt. ɪnˈtɜrn; ˈɪnˌtɜrn)
noun US
1.
a doctor serving an apprenticeship as an assistant resident in a hospital generally just after graduation from medical school
see also extern
2.
a person, esp. a student, participating in a program of temporary, supervised work in a particular field in order to gain practical experience
verb intransitive US
3.
to serve as an intern
verb transitive
4.
to detain or confine (foreign persons, ships, etc.), as during a war
Word origin
Fr interne, resident within < L internus, inward: see internal
intern in Retail
(ɪntɜrn)
Word forms: (regular plural) interns
noun
(Retail: Personnel)
An intern is someone, often a young person, employed temporarily for work experience, but usually unpaid.
The intern will gain hands-on experience in customer care and other customer-facing roles.
Gain retail industry experience and insight as an intern.
An intern is someone, often a young person, employed temporarily for work experience, but usuallyunpaid.
Examples of 'intern' in a sentence
intern
The union and the university employ students as ambassadors or interns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The researchers found that students were securing internships earlier in their degree course and companies were taking on increasing numbers of former interns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Dozens of men were interned for years in these bleak rooms and some of them carved graffiti on the walls that you can still see.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her father was jailed when she was six months old and was interned for six years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She worked as an intern in a hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Former interns said that he had little interest in constituency work.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are five vacancies on its intern programme this summer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He also offered him a job as a summer intern.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
From day one, all summer interns work on key business projects and have real responsibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
At the end of the summer interns who want a job with us and who we want will have an interview with a partner.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
About 80 per cent of the prisoners have not yet been convicted and are often interned for years awaiting trial.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At this point in time, some begin their practice while others join the staff of a hospital as interns.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
PwC interns do six-week summer placements for which they are paid about 380 a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Offers of internships grew and nearly half of summer interns were offered a job at the end of their MBA.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I saw a former intern of mine the other day and thought it couldn't be her because she looked so old.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But a spokesman insisted they were used only for interns and students, which the party's policy review allowed.
The Sun (2014)
My company will take on 400 paid interns this year, typically in their second or third year of university.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Our first intern completed the scheme this month and I offered her a full-time job.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Nobody wants to be called boring, particularly when you've finally scored a poorly paid job after being an unpaid intern for two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A dentist and his former City intern son were facing jail last night after being convicted of a 110,000 insider dealing scam.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
intern
British English: intern VERB
If someone is interned, they are put in prison or in a prison camp for political reasons.
He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the war.
American English: intern
Brazilian Portuguese: encarcerar
Chinese: 扣押
European Spanish: internar
French: interner
German: internieren
Italian: internare
Japanese: 抑留する
Korean: 억류되다
European Portuguese: encarcerar
Latin American Spanish: internar
Chinese translation of 'intern'
intern
(vbɪnˈtəːn; nˈɪntəːn)
vt
(= imprison) 拘留 (jūliú)
n(c)
(US, Med, Pol) 实(實)习(習)生 (shíxíshēng) (名, míng)
(verb)
Definition
to imprison, esp. during wartime
He was interned as an enemy at the outbreak of the war.
Synonyms
imprison
He was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation.
hold
the return of two seamen held on spying charges
confine
He has been confined to his barracks.
detain
He was arrested and detained for questioning.
hold in custody
(noun)
Definition
a trainee doctor in a hospital
She was head nurse at the hospital where I worked as an intern.
Synonyms
apprentice
I started off as an apprentice and worked my way up.
student
a passionate student of history
pupil
Goldschmidt became a pupil of the composer Franz Schreker.
novice
I'm a novice at these things. You're the professional.
beginner
I am a complete beginner to bird-keeping.
trainee
learner
a new aid for younger children or slow learners
tyro
a tyro journalist
probationer
I was a young policeman - a probationer with a training officer.