Intern
Syllable division: in·tern
How to pronounce: UK: /ɪnˈtɜːn/ US: /ɪnˈtɝːn/
Intern as a Verb
Meaning: When someone is, during war, locked in prison for reasons related to politics/military.
Example:
> During the war, many foreigners were interned until they were rescued.
> The captain ordered them to intern all the soldiers who were alive after their attack.
Intern as a Noun
#1 Meaning: A doctor (male/female) still in training at a hospital.
Example:
> She was an intern for 6 months before she got to do her first surgery.
> He wanted to be an intern at the best hospital in America.
#2 Meaning: When a person gets skilled experience after they trained for a skilled job.
Example:
> They were interns at the law firm for 2 years.
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He failed the intern exam by one point.
Good sentence Vlad!
You can only say: He failed the intern exam with one point.
Many political dissidents were interned last year during massive national protests across my country.
After years of training and theoretical courses, I finally will be an intern at a local hospital.
Thank you for posting 2 good sentences Diego!
Keep it up!
On the night of December 12-13, 1981, many of my friends were interned after the declaration of martial law, fortunately, their fate did not meet me.
That was a good fortune for you Miroslaw 😀
My grandmother’s family were interned for the duration of the 2nd war as enemy aliens.
Good sentence Renata!
I hope they were set free.
We have 12 new colleagues every 6 months. The are intern for 3 months. After this period, they are full employees.