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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Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
Tencent also mentioned adding 28,000 interns over the next three years, surpassing our own ambitious intern program.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 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
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
The same act was used to intern Japanese Americans during World War II.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Stella Canino-Quiñones is The Baltimore Sun’s Mary Corey intern.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
Tencent also mentioned adding 28,000 interns over the next three years, surpassing our own ambitious intern program.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 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 has been used only three other times in American history, most recently to intern Japanese-American citizens during World War II.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
The same act was used to intern Japanese Americans during World War II.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Intern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern. Accessed 1 May. 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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