variants
or less commonly interne
: an advanced student or graduate usually in a professional field (such as medicine or teaching) gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
interned; interning; interns
: to work as an intern
interned; interning; interns
: to confine or impound especially during a war
intern enemy aliens
Examples of intern in a Sentence
Verb (2)
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
After medical school, he worked as an intern at the university hospital.
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Ludwig Melik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Ten Bee interns watched 22 firework displays — each sold by the retailers Phantom Fireworks, TNT Fireworks or Discount Fireworks Superstore, which TNT owns in the California market.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
The assailant had interned at the bank for three summers and been employed there full-time for close to two years, his LinkedIn profile showed.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Growing the intern population equitably serves the mission of many organizations.
—Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Noun
But that intern doesn’t know your strategy, your customer or your culture.
—Ludwig Melik, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Ten Bee interns watched 22 firework displays — each sold by the retailers Phantom Fireworks, TNT Fireworks or Discount Fireworks Superstore, which TNT owns in the California market.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
The shooter had interned at the bank for several summers before becoming a full-time employee in 2021, police said.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2023
The assailant had interned at the bank for three summers and been employed there full-time for close to two years, his LinkedIn profile showed.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
Adjective
The act used to intern Japanese-Americans en masse in camps was the Alien Enemies Act, now being used by the Trump administration to enable the mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Growing the intern population equitably serves the mission of many organizations.
—Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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intern
2 of 3 noun
in·tern
variants
also interne
ˈin-ˌtərn
: an advanced student or graduate in a special field (as medicine or teaching) who is gaining supervised practical experience (as in a hospital or classroom)
intern
3 of 3 verb
in·tern
ˈin-ˌtərn 
: to work as an intern
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