intern

in·tern

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A group of medical interns.

noun

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

verb

To intern is defined as to detain and keep someone or something from moving.
An example of to intern is to stop a foreign person from returning to their home country.

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intern

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 of intern

French interne, resident within from Classical Latin internus, inward: see internal

to serve as an intern

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

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intern

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

To confine, especially in wartime.

Origin of intern

French interne from Latin internus internal ; see internal .

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in′tern·ship′
noun

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Noun

(plural interns)

A person who is interned, forceably or voluntarily.

Verb

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

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.
(computing) To internalize.
(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.

Adjective

(comparative more intern, superlative most intern)

(archaic) Internal.

Origin

From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2

Noun

(plural interns)

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

Anagrams

netrin, tinner

Origin

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

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intern - Medical Definition

n.

1. A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
2. 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.
A person who is interned; an internee.

v.

To train or serve as an intern.

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