Intern

Quick meaning: Intern is a noun meaning A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.

Meaning

A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
2. (transitive, programming) To internalize.
3. A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.
4. A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.
5. (intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
6. (archaic) Internal.

Example Sentences

I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.

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

Strings are automatically interned if they are assigned to a literal string within code.

Man was made after Gods image, which must be understood of the intern graces of the Soule

Word Forms

• interns
• interne
• interning
• interned

Synonyms for intern

Depending on context, synonyms include internist, interne, houseman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include houseman, interne, internist, probation, probationary, apprenticeship.

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