Standard Lemma guide

internship

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/
  • Canada, US: /ˈɪntɝnʃɪp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N T ER0 N SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: work experience

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

The first year of a medical residency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: work experience

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the position of a medical intern

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intern Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English internship From intern + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: passantia — job taken by a student
  • Catalan: pràcticum — job taken by a student
  • Catalan: pràctiques — job taken by a student
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實習 /实习 (shíxí) — job taken by a student
  • Czech: stáž — job taken by a student
  • Danish: praktikplads — job taken by a student
  • Dutch: stage — job taken by a student
  • Esperanto: staĝo — job taken by a student
  • Estonian: internatuur — job taken by a student
  • Finnish: työharjoittelupaikka — job taken by a student
  • Finnish: työharjoittelu — job taken by a student
  • French: stage — job taken by a student
  • Galician: estaxio — job taken by a student
  • German: Praktikum — job taken by a student
  • German: Stage — job taken by a student
  • Hebrew: התמחות (hitmakhút) — job taken by a student
  • Hungarian: gyakornoki munka — job taken by a student
  • Icelandic: starfsnám — job taken by a student
  • Italian: stage — job taken by a student
  • Italian: tirocinio — job taken by a student
  • Japanese: インターンシップ (intānshippu) — job taken by a student
  • Japanese: 実習 (jisshū) — job taken by a student
  • Japanese: 工場実習 (kōjō jisshū) — job taken by a student
  • Lithuanian: praktika — job taken by a student
  • Macedonian: стаж (staž) — job taken by a student
  • Macedonian: стажи́рање (stažíranje) — job taken by a student
  • Persian: کارآموزی (kâr-âmuzi) — job taken by a student
  • Persian: انترنی (anterni) — job taken by a student
  • Persian: استاژ (estâž) — job taken by a student
  • Persian: کارورزی (kâr-varzi) — job taken by a student
  • Polish: staż — job taken by a student
  • Portuguese: estágio — job taken by a student
  • Romanian: stagiu — job taken by a student
  • Russian: пра́ктика (práktika) — job taken by a student
  • Russian: интернату́ра (intɛrnatúra) — job taken by a student
  • Russian: стажиро́вка (stažiróvka) — job taken by a student
  • Serbo-Croatian: staž — job taken by a student
  • Serbo-Croatian: стаж — job taken by a student
  • Slovene: pripravništvo — job taken by a student
  • Slovene: praksa — job taken by a student
  • Spanish: pasantía — job taken by a student
  • Spanish: práctica — job taken by a student
  • Spanish: prácticas — job taken by a student
  • Swedish: praktik — job taken by a student
  • Turkish: staj — job taken by a student
  • Vietnamese: thực tập — job taken by a student
  • Yiddish: פּראַקטיקום (praktikum) — job taken by a student
  • Yiddish: סטאַזש (stazh) — job taken by a student
  • Yiddish: סטאַזשירונג (stazhirung) — job taken by a student
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