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
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun
After medical school, he worked as an intern at the university hospital.
Recent Examples on the Web
Michele Corriston, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
Connolly said his staffers — an intern was struck in the side and an outreach director was hit on the head — were released after hospital treatment.
—Matthew Barakat And Denise Lavoie, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
The Tribune obtained a complaint that alleges Slaton invited the intern to his Austin apartment late on the night of March 31.
—Aria Jones, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
Another occasion on which a president came close to being charged with a crime occurred in January 2001, when independent prosecutor Robert Ray considered indicting former Democratic President Bill Clinton for lying under oath about his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
—Austin Sarat, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
In 1998, the House impeached him for perjury and obstruction of justice over his response to an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, but the Senate rejected both charges.
—Julian Zelizer, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
This worked out as planned for Rebecca Hutton, who was one of the 2022 interns, and who will be joining Ganassi Racing as a simulations engineer for 2023.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2023
In last week’s episode, Simone, one of Season 19’s new class of surgical interns, entered into a situationship with Lucas (Niko Terho).
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, of Fairfax County, has been charged with a single count of assault on a federal employee for the Monday attack that left Connolly’s outreach director and an intern with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
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
Girls are rounded up and interned as governments start banning the use of the gift.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
One of them even interned there, Sifat bin Quadery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
Around 2011, Rodwell began interning for the Free Press Association, a journalism organization that leased office space from Dwango and used Niconico to stream press conferences.
—WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
She's previously interned at the Lexington Herald-Leader, and worked for her undergrad student newspaper in several roles including editor-in-chief.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Father Solcia will be interned at the Barnabite Cemetary in Lewiston, N.Y., on Saturday.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
The change came soon after Paul successfully negotiated a deal for high school prospect Darius Bazley to intern for New Balance rather than play college basketball for Syracuse University.
—Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
Cassie Werber, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022
The Germans opened a nursery to intern Jewish children in a building adjacent to the seminary while holding their parents across the street at the Hollandsche Schouwburg theater, which the Germans had converted into a prison.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
Gavin also previously served as an intern and interim executive assistant in the Executive Office of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
—Gavin Smith, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
Today, Disney non-intern workers earn at least $15 across the resort, according to the company.
—Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021
In an analysis of 17 companies, parity was claimed at the intern and executive levels, yet men earned between 2% and 7% more than women in the entry, mid-management and senior management levels that account for most jobs in those organizations.
—Kristi Lamar, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2021
There is a wonderful feeling of respect that starts with the CEO and trickles all the way down to the intern level.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
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Noun
Experience Michele Corriston began as an intern at PEOPLE in 2014, working her way to Associate Editor before pivoting to social media and video production at SiriusXM in 2016.
—Michele Corriston, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
Connolly said his staffers — an intern was struck in the side and an outreach director was hit on the head — were released after hospital treatment.
—Matthew Barakat And Denise Lavoie, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
The Tribune obtained a complaint that alleges Slaton invited the intern to his Austin apartment late on the night of March 31.
—Aria Jones, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
Another occasion on which a president came close to being charged with a crime occurred in January 2001, when independent prosecutor Robert Ray considered indicting former Democratic President Bill Clinton for lying under oath about his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
—Austin Sarat, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
In 1998, the House impeached him for perjury and obstruction of justice over his response to an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, but the Senate rejected both charges.
—Julian Zelizer, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
This worked out as planned for Rebecca Hutton, who was one of the 2022 interns, and who will be joining Ganassi Racing as a simulations engineer for 2023.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2023
In last week’s episode, Simone, one of Season 19’s new class of surgical interns, entered into a situationship with Lucas (Niko Terho).
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, of Fairfax County, has been charged with a single count of assault on a federal employee for the Monday attack that left Connolly’s outreach director and an intern with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
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
Girls are rounded up and interned as governments start banning the use of the gift.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
One of them even interned there, Sifat bin Quadery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2023
Around 2011, Rodwell began interning for the Free Press Association, a journalism organization that leased office space from Dwango and used Niconico to stream press conferences.
—WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
She's previously interned at the Lexington Herald-Leader, and worked for her undergrad student newspaper in several roles including editor-in-chief.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
Father Solcia will be interned at the Barnabite Cemetary in Lewiston, N.Y., on Saturday.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
The change came soon after Paul successfully negotiated a deal for high school prospect Darius Bazley to intern for New Balance rather than play college basketball for Syracuse University.
—Gabrielle Chung, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
After the pandemic hit, remote work was discussed frequently in Glassdoor reviews by all types of workers, interns included, but intern sentiment about remote work was much more negative than that among other employees.
—Cassie Werber, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022
The Germans opened a nursery to intern Jewish children in a building adjacent to the seminary while holding their parents across the street at the Hollandsche Schouwburg theater, which the Germans had converted into a prison.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2020
Gavin also previously served as an intern and interim executive assistant in the Executive Office of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
—Gavin Smith, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
Today, Disney non-intern workers earn at least $15 across the resort, according to the company.
—Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021
In an analysis of 17 companies, parity was claimed at the intern and executive levels, yet men earned between 2% and 7% more than women in the entry, mid-management and senior management levels that account for most jobs in those organizations.
—Kristi Lamar, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2021
There is a wonderful feeling of respect that starts with the CEO and trickles all the way down to the intern level.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
French interne, from interne, adjective
Adjective
Middle French interne, from Latin internus
Dictionary Entries Near intern
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.
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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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