intern
To imprison somebody, usually without trialTo imprison somebody, usually without trial.
» I feel like an intern again.
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4 senses(transitive)To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
internieren
интерни́роватьintɛrnírovatʹ
To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
(transitive)To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
(transitive)To internalize.
(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.
проходи́ть пра́ктику/стажиро́вкуproxodítʹ práktiku/stažiróvku, пройти́ пра́ктику/стажиро́вкуprojtí práktiku/stažiróvku
Examples
31 sentencesTranslations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, inteFrom French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2.
From French interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”); compare Etymology 1.
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Forms
interns, interning, interned, internedWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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