adj · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ɪnˈtɝn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪnˈtɜːn/
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US:/ˈɪntɝn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɪntɜːn/
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CMU ARPABET:IH1 N T ER0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Internal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
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verb
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: especially a neutral state
Examples
The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
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verb
Meaning 7
To internalize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 8
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.
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noun
Meaning 9
an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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