intern

intern
inter, intern
Inter (with the stress on the second syllable) means ‘to bury (a corpse)’ and has inflected forms interred, interring. Intern means ‘to arrest and confine (an alien) in time of war’. See also interment, internment.
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intern
is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable as a verb (see inter) and with the stress on the first syllable as a noun (also spelt interne, meaning ‘a recent graduate in medicine’ or ‘a person working as an apprentice in one of the professions’, principally American use).

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • intern — INTÉRN, Ă, interni, e, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj. Care se află înăuntrul unui obiect, al unei fiinţe, al unui spaţiu etc., care este în interior. ♢ Organe interne = organe situate în cavităţile abdominală şi toracică. Boli interne = bolile… …   Dicționar Român

  • intern — in‧tern [ˈɪntɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] noun [countable] JOBS someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience: • The staff now includes 20 paid workers, plus interns. * * * Ⅰ. intern UK US /ˈɪntɜːn/ noun …   Financial and business terms

  • intern — Adj std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. internus im Inneren befindlich, einheimisch , zu l. inter innen, zwischen . Dazu die neoklassische Bildung Internat, die Täterbezeichnung Internist und das Verbum internieren, unter englischem… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Intern — In*tern , v. t. [F. interne. See {Intern}, a.] 1. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country. [1913 Webster] 2. To hold until the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intern — in*tern , n. [F.] (F. pron. [a^]N t[^a]rn ) 1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising under supervision of experienced physicians, as a continuation of the training… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intern — Adj. (Mittelstufe) innerhalb einer Gruppe bestehend, Gegenteil zu öffentlich Beispiel: Der Vorstand hat die internen Bestimmungen geändert. Kollokation: etw. intern regeln …   Extremes Deutsch

  • intern — ► NOUN (also interne) chiefly N. Amer. 1) a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon. 2) a student or trainee who does a job to gain work experience or for a qualification …   English terms dictionary

  • intern — [in′tʉrn΄; ] for vt. [ in tʉrn′, in′tʉrn΄] n. ☆ [Fr interne, resident within < L internus, inward: see INTERNAL] 1. a doctor serving an apprenticeship as an assistant resident in a hospital generally just after graduation from medical school:… …   English World dictionary

  • Intern — In*tern , a. [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See {Internal}.] Internal. [Obs.] Howell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Intern — (lat.), innerlich …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Intérn — (lat.), inner, innerlich; inländisch, einheimisch; in der Anstalt etc. befindlich oder wohnend; Interna, die innern Angelegenheiten (s. Internum) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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