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intern

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noun

  1. a resident member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually a recent medical school graduate serving under supervision.
  2. Education. student teacher.
  3. 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.


verb (used without object)

interned, interning.
  1. to be or perform the duties of an intern.

intern

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[ verb in-turn; noun in-turn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
  2. 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.

noun

  1. a person who is or has been interned; internee.

intern

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adjective

Archaic.

intern

verb

  1. ɪˈɜː tr to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc), esp during wartime
  2. ˈɪԳɜː intr to serve or train as an intern
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for internee
  2. Alsointerne med a graduate in the first year of practical training after medical school, resident in a hospital and under supervision by senior doctors British equivalenthouse officer
  3. a student teacher
  4. a student or recent graduate receiving practical training in a working environment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. an archaic word for internal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of intern1

First recorded in 1825–30 intern 1fordef 1, and in 1920–25 intern 1fordefs 2, 3; from French interne “assistant doctor,” from Latin internus “iԷɲ”; intern 3

Origin of intern2

First recorded in 1865–70; from French interner “to send inland; confine,” verbal derivative of interne intern 3

Origin of intern3

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin internus “inward,” equivalent to inter- inter- + -nus adjective suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of intern1

C19: from Latin internus internal
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Studying for a masters degree at Georgetown University and interning on Capitol Hill at a major Congressional committee, the 28-year-old was drawn to the US by the familiar lure of better opportunities.

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People of German and Italian ancestry were also interned during that time.

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It was last invoked to intern people of Japanese descent during World War Two.

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Lee was a passionate, loud journalist Ha first met as a high school graduate in the summer of 1990 while interning at the Korea Times English Edition.

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Cervantes, who has autism and advocates for the autism community, in 2014 interned for Valadao’s office, where he got to meet the congressman and learned his values.

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