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The definition of an intern is a student or recent graduate going through a supervised training in their chosen profession or a new physician training at a hospital.

(noun)

An example of an intern is a student teacher.
An example of an intern is an doctor who has just graduated from medical school.

To intern is defined as to detain and keep someone or something from moving.

(verb)

An example of to intern is to stop a foreign person from returning to their home country.

See intern in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a doctor serving an apprenticeship as an assistant resident in a hospital generally just after graduation from medical school
a person, esp. a student, participating in a program of temporary, supervised work in a particular field in order to gain practical experience

Origin: Fr interne, resident within < L internus, inward: see internal

intransitive verb

to serve as an intern

transitive verb

to detain or confine (foreign persons, ships, etc.), as during a war

See intern in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also in·terne

noun

a. A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
b. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
One who is interned; an internee.

verb in·terned, in·tern·ing, in·terns

verb, intransitive

To train or serve as an intern.

verb, transitive also (ĭn-tûrnˈ)

To confine, especially in wartime.

adjective
Archaic (ĭn-tûrnˈ)

Internal.

Origin:

Origin: French interne

Origin: , from Latin internus, internal; see internal

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