Associations to the word «Intern»

Wiktionary

INTERN, noun. A person who is interned, forceably or voluntarily.
INTERN, verb. (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
INTERN, verb. (of a state, especially a neutral state) To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
INTERN, verb. (transitive) (computing) To internalize.
INTERN, verb. (intransitive) To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
INTERN, adjective. (archaic) Internal.
INTERN, noun. A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
INTERN, noun. A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training

Dictionary definition

INTERN, noun. An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term).
INTERN, verb. Deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West".
INTERN, verb. Work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King