intern

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈtɝn/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈtɜːn/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: in‧tern

Noun

Singular intern

Plural interns

1. (countable) An intern is a student who is working in order to gain experience in that job or industry.

Verb

Plain form intern

Third-person singular interns

Past tense interned

Past participle interned

Present participle interning

1. (transitive) If a person interns, they work as an intern.
2. (transitive) If a country interns a person, they prison the person.

Related words

• internship
• trainee
• apprentice