interning
ˈɪntɜrnɪŋ
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Definition of interning - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
careerworking as an intern
  • She is interning at a law firm this summer.
apprenticing trainee
2.
detentionUSrelated to detaining or confiningUS
  • The interning policy was controversial during the war.
confining detaining imprisoning

Noun

technologyTECH.practice of always using references for equal objectsTECH.
  • Interning can save memory when storing many identical strings.
old-fashioned outmoded
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Origin of interning

Latin, internus (internal) + -ing (action)

Examples of interning in a sentence

  • Interning at the hospital gave her valuable experience.
  • The interning camps were heavily guarded.
  • Interning conditions were harsh and inhumane.
  • The team enabled interning to cut heap usage in their web app.
  • Interning of small integers is handled automatically by some runtimes.

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  1. French:en stage, internage, ...
  2. German:als Praktikant tätig, Internierung, ...
  3. Italian:essere tirocinante, condivisione delle istanze, ...
  4. Spanish:haciendo prácticas, técnica de reutilización de referencias para objetos idénticos, ...
  5. Portuguese:a estagiar, técnica de partilha de referências, ...
  6. Chinese:实习, 驻留, ...
  7. Japanese:インターンをしている, インターン化, ...
  8. Arabic:متدرب, تَوحيد الكائِنات المُتَطابِقَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִתְמַחֶה, אִינְטֶרְנִינְג, ...
  10. Russian:проходящий стажировку, интернирование, ...
  11. Ukrainian:працюючий стажером, інтернування об'єктів, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रशिक्षु, इंटरनिंग, ...
intern US
ɪnˈtɜːrn

Definition of intern - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
careerUSperson gaining work experience in a chosen fieldUS
  • The intern learned valuable skills during the summer program.
apprentice trainee
2.
medicineUSgraduate in first year of hospital trainingUS
  • The intern was responsible for patient rounds.
3.
medical trainingUSmedical student gaining practical experience in a hospitalUS
  • The intern assisted the doctors during the surgery.
apprentice resident trainee

Verb

1.
jobintr.USwork temporarily to gain practical experienceintr.US
  • She decided to intern at a law firm this summer.
apprentice trainee work experience
2.
detaintr.UKimprison someone without trialtr.UK
  • The government interned the activists during the protests.
confine detain
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medical graduate gaining supervised practical experience
The medical intern assisted in the surgery today.

Origin of intern

Latin, internus (internal)

Examples of intern in a sentence

  • As an intern, he gained insight into the industry.
  • The intern examined patients in the emergency department.
  • After graduation, she began work as a hospital intern.
  • The intern rotated through various hospital departments.
  • As an intern, she learned under experienced surgeons.
  • He plans to intern at a tech startup next year.

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  1. French:stagiaire, faire un stage, ...
  2. German:Praktikant, ein Praktikum machen, ...
  3. Italian:apprendista, fare uno stage, ...
  4. Spanish:pasante, practicar, ...
  5. Portuguese:estagiário, estagiar, ...
  6. Chinese:实习生, 实习, ...
  7. Japanese:インターン, インターンをする, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَدَرِّب, تَدَرَّبَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:מִתְמַחֶה, לְהִתְמַחוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:стажёр, пройти стажировку, ...
  11. Ukrainian:стажер, стажуватися, ...
  12. Hindi:इंटर्न, इंटर्न करना, ...
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