intern
adjective
1. (archaic) Internal.
noun
1. an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
Similar word(s): houseman, interne
Definition categories: person, doc, doctor, medico, physician
verb
1. deprive of freedom
- During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West
Definition categories: social, confine, detain
2. work as an intern
- The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year
Definition categories: social, work
Sentences with intern as a verb:
- The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
- The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
- I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.