intern
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- interne (archaic)
Etymology 1Edit
From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2
NounEdit
intern (plural interns)
- A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.
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VerbEdit
intern (third-person singular simple present interns, present participle interning, simple past and past participle interned)
- (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
- The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
- (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.
- (transitive, programming) To internalize.
- 2004, Mark Schmidt, Simon Robinson, Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Developer's Cookbook (page 81)
- Strings are automatically interned if they are assigned to a literal string within code.
- 2004, Mark Schmidt, Simon Robinson, Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Developer's Cookbook (page 81)
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AdjectiveEdit
intern (comparative more intern, superlative most intern)
- (archaic) Internal.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Howell to this entry?)
Etymology 2Edit
From French interne 'inner, internal', from Latin internus "within, internal", from inter "between"; compare etymology 1
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NounEdit
intern (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
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VerbEdit
intern (third-person singular simple present interns, present participle interning, simple past and past participle interned)
- (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.
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
intern (feminine interna, masculine plural interns, feminine plural internes)
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Further readingEdit
- “intern” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intern” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “intern” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intern” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
intern (neuter internt, plural and definite singular attributive interne)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French interne (“inner, internal”), or directly from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
intern (comparative interner, superlative internst)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of intern | ||||
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uninflected | intern | |||
inflected | interne | |||
comparative | interner | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | intern | interner | het internst het internste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | interne | internere | internste |
n. sing. | intern | interner | internste | |
plural | interne | internere | internste | |
definite | interne | internere | internste | |
partitive | interns | interners | — |
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GermanEdit
AdjectiveEdit
intern
HyponymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “intern” in Duden online
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
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Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
intern (neuter singular internt, definite singular and plural interne)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
intern (neuter singular internt, definite singular and plural interne)
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RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
French interne, Latin internus
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
intern m or n (feminine singular internă, masculine plural interni, feminine and neuter plural interne)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | intern | internă | interni | interne | ||
definite | internul | interna | internii | internele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | intern | interne | interni | interne | ||
definite | internului | internei | internilor | internelor |
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SwedishEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
intern (not comparable)
- internal, something of no relevance for outsiders
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of intern | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | intern | — | — |
Neuter singular | internt | — | — |
Plural | interna | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | interne | — | — |
All | interna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
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NounEdit
intern c
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Declension of intern | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | intern | internen | interner | internerna |
Genitive | interns | internens | interners | internernas |