intern

Other forms of intern

plural

interns·

past tense

interned·

present participle

interning·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about intern

What does intern mean?

intern means "deprive of freedom". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intern?

intern has 2 syllables: in-tern. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪntɚn/.

What is another word for intern?

Close synonyms include interne, houseman, medical intern. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is intern a common word?

intern is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.