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to intern

to intern

24 3.7
Work at a company or organization to learn practical skills
  • verb
  • /ˈɪnˌtɜrn/
translation icon : hacer prácticas
  • As part of his studies, Marcus will intern at a law firm to understand the practical aspects of legal work.
  • students intern

And it wasn't long before the very people I interned for, I was now having to manage, right?

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Examples

  • So what are you doing interning at a magazine?

  • I have the opportunity to intern under a field photographer this summer at a local news station.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Continue to work as an intern while we figure out what we want to do.

  • I could reach out to this place I want to intern this summer.

  • And I think his son is going to intern at our company.

  • One great way to do this without making a commitment is to intern or job shadow.

    Blog text (12)
  • - Well I interned for her in high school.

  • In this spirit, I asked my sophomore music education students to intern with community organizations devoted to children.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I spent my summer interning at the Boise Weekly and have been thrilled to share.

    Blog text (15)
  • Meet Melody Fister, an NC State student who is interning with us this semester.

    Blog text (5)

Synonyms

to apprentice
vsto intern
8 4.1

To work for a skilled person to learn a trade

gains practical experience in a profession without that close guided training

Compounds

medical intern
  • Specialized
3.4

A person training to be a doctor while working with help from senior doctors in a hospital

How Involved

to manage
643 2.7
to intern
24 3.7
work
1.0
to assist
605 1.0
to observe
619 2.4

Surface Forms

intern infinitive
interned past
interned past participle
interning present participle
interns third person singular

Etymology

Intern (verb meaning to work as an intern) comes from the Latin word internus meaning 'inside' and is the same root as internal. It first named someone who stayed 'inside' a hospital to learn, so to intern is to work inside a place to get practical training.