INTERN


Meaning of INTERN in English

The verb is pronounced /ɪntɜ:(r)n/. The noun is pronounced /ɪntɜ:(r)n/.

( interned)

1.

If someone is interned , they are put in prison or in a prison camp for political reasons.

He was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the Second World War.

VERB : usu passive , be V-ed

2.

An intern is an advanced student or a recent graduate, especially in medicine, who is being given practical training under supervision. ( AM )

N-COUNT

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