From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.
Meanings
(archaic) Internal.
Man was made after Gods image, which must be understood of the intern graces of the Soule 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:
From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.
Meanings
(transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Cuba could take pride in its health system. It could, that is, if it weren't for the way it treats those who test positive [for HIV], whether sick or not, interning them in an isolation that has no medical justification, that is against all scientific direction and is a frontal assault on all human rights. 1989 December 10, Herbert Daniel, “An Open Letter To Fidel Castro”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 5:
That description was of a camp at the Tanforan Racetrack near San Francisco, one of several centers in California where Japanese and Japanese-American residents (Issei and Nisei) were held before being interned in areas remote from the West Coast. 1989 October 15, Vivien Raynor, “Interned Artists, Devoid of Grievance”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
(of a state, qualifier:especially a neutral state, transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial. ▸ To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
The same day, 354 British and Australian prisoners who had been interned in north Korea arrived by rail at Inch'on after arrangements had been made with the Russian commander at P'yongyang and were embarked for the Philippines. 1947 August, Duncan Sinclair, “The Occupation of Korea – Operations and Accomplishments”, in Military Review, volume XXVII, number 5, page 54, columns 1–2:
The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
(transitive) To internalize.
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:
From French interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”); compare Etymology 1.
Meanings
A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.
Students know that working as an intern can provide contacts and all-important experience in their chosen fields. And last year, 26 percent of graduates hired by companies had worked as interns, compared with 9 percent the year before. 1994 November 6, William Goss, “Interning For Pleasure And Profit”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.
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order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ru практика́нтка (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · th ผู้ฝึกงาน (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fr interne (des hôpitaux) (medical trainee working in a hospital) · hy փորձնակ (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fi amanuenssi (medical trainee working in a hospital) · sv praktikant (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · pt estagiária (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · mk стажа́нтка (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fi hoitoharjoittelija (medical trainee working in a hospital) · no praktikant (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fi harjoittelija (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fr stagiaire (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · kk тәжірибеленуші (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fa کارآموز (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · pl stażystka (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · mk при́правник (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · de Praktikantin (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fa انترن (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ca becària (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fa انترن (medical trainee working in a hospital) · es becario (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ca intern (medical trainee working in a hospital) · es interno (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ar مُتَدَرِّب (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · tr stajyer (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ko 실습생 (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · es practicante (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · nl stagiair (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · hu gyakornok (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ja インターン (medical trainee working in a hospital) · ca interna (medical trainee working in a hospital) · de Praktikant (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · kk тағылымгер (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ca becari (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · hy ինթերն (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fi työharjoittelija (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · hy պրակտիկանտ (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · fa کارورز (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · yi פּראַקטיקאַנט (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · it stagista (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · yi פּראַקטיקאַנטקע (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ko 인턴 (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · da praktikant (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ru стажёрка (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · mk практика́нтка (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · eo staĝanto (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · es persona en prácticas (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ja 実習生 (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · pt interno (medical trainee working in a hospital) · pt estagiário (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · ru практика́нт (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · cs stážista (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field) · pl stażysta (student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field)
From French interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”); compare Etymology 1.
Meanings
(intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.
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sv praktisera (to work as an intern) · fi harjoitella (to work as an intern) · da komme i praktik (to work as an intern) · fi työharjoitella (to work as an intern) · pt estagiar (to work as an intern) · ja インターンとして働く (to work as an intern) · ru пройти́ пра́ктику/стажиро́вку (to work as an intern) · ru проходи́ть пра́ктику/стажиро́вку (to work as an intern) · es pasante (to work as an intern) · da være i praktik (to work as an intern)