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intern

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in·tern also in·terne  (ntûrn)
n.
1.
a. A student or a recent graduate undergoing supervised practical training.
b. A physician who has recently graduated from medical school and is learning medical practice in a hospital under supervision, prior to beginning a residency program.
2. One who is interned; an internee.
v. in·terned, in·tern·ing, in·terns
v.intr.
To train or serve as an intern.
v.tr. also (n-tûrn)
To confine, especially in wartime.
adj. Archaic (n-tûrn)
Internal.

[French interne, from Latin internus, internal; see internal.]

intern·ship n.

intern
vb
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc.), esp during wartime
2. (intr) Chiefly US to serve or train as an intern
n [ˈɪntɜːn]
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another word for internee
2. (Medicine) Also interne the approximate US and Canadian equivalent of a British house officer
3. (Business / Professions) Chiefly US a student teacher
4. Chiefly US a student or recent graduate receiving practical training in a working environment
adj [ɪnˈtɜːn]
an archaic word for internal
[from Latin internus internal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.internintern - an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
Verb1.intern - deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
2.intern - work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

intern
verb
imprison, hold, confine, detain, hold in custody He was interned as an enemy at the outbreak of the war.
noun
apprentice, student, pupil, novice, beginner, trainee, learner, tyro, probationer She was head nurse at the hospital where I worked as an intern.
Translations
intern
A. [ɪnˈtɜːn] VTinternar, recluir
B. [ˈɪntɜːn] N (US) (= doctor) → interno/a m/f; (= student on placement) → alumno/a m/f en prácticas

intern [ɪnˈtɜːrn]
vtinterner
[ˈɪntɜːrn] n (US)
(MEDICINE)interne aux États-Unis, jeune médecin dans sa première année de formation clinique à l'issue de ses études, ne détenant pas encore l'examen d'État qui lui permettra d'exercer.)mf >
(in company, organization)stagiaire mf

intern1
vt personinternieren; ship etcfesthalten

intern2 (US)
n
(= junior doctor)Assistenzarzt m/-ärztin f
(= trainee)Praktikant(in) m(f)
vidas Medizinalpraktikum absolvieren

intern [ɐvb ɪnˈtɜːn; ɐn ˈɪntɜːn]
1. vtinternare
2. n (Am) (doctor) → (medico) interno

intern [ɐvb ɪnˈtɜːn; ɐn ˈɪntɜːn]
1. vtinternare
2. n (Am) (doctor) → (medico) interno

intern1
v intern [inˈtəːn]
during a war, to keep (someone who belongs to an enemy nation but who is living in one's own country) a prisoner. geïnterneerde مُعْتَقَل интерниран internovat internere internieren θέτω υπό περιορισμό internar interneerima زندانی کردن internoida interner לִכלוֹא कैद रखना, नजर बंद करना internirati internál menahan, menginternisasi kyrrsettur einstaklingur internare 抑留する (전쟁 종결시까지) 억류하다 internuoti internēt, aizturēt (līdz kara beigām) menahan interneren internere internować internar a în­chide (în lagăr) интернировать internovať internirati ograničiti slobodu u ratu internera กักตัว alıkoymak, enterne etmek 扣押(戰俘等) інтернувати نظر بند کرنا giam giữ
n inˈternment
إعْتِقال интерниране internace internering die Internierung περιορισμός internamiento interneerimine حبس internointi internement כְּלִיאָה नजरबंदी interniranje internálás interniran kyrrsetning internamento 抑留 억류하기 internavimas internēšana, aizturēšana penahanan internering internering internowanie internamento internare интернирование internovanie internacija ograničenje slobode u ratu internering การกักกัน enterne etme/edilme 扣押 інтернування نظربندی sự giam giữ

intern2
n intern [ˈintəːn]
(American) (alsointerne) a junior doctor resident in a hospital. inwonende assistent طَبيب مُتَمَرِّن стажант-лекар začínající lékař turnuskandidat im Krankenhaus wohnender Arzt εσωτερικός γιατρός interno intern انترن lääkäriharjoittelija interne רוֹפֵא סְטָזֶ'ר अंतरंग डॉक्टर liječnik stažist bentlakó (segéd)orvos interna, dokter R.S. læknakandídat インターン 인턴 internas interns (students vai ārsts, kas dzīvo un strādā slimnīcā) doktor pelatih inwonend assistent turnuskandidat stacjonarny lekarz praktykant interno (medic) intern врач-интерн sekundárny lekár, ordinár stažist v bolnici stažista [] läkarkandidat แพทย์ฝึกหัด stajyer doktor 實習醫生 студент або молодий спеціаліст, що працює в лікарні чи школі і живе при ній تازہ ڈگری یافتہ ڈاکٹری کا طالب علم جو ہسپتال میں مددگار ڈاکٹر کی حیثیت سے کام کرے bác sỹ thực tập nội trú


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