to intern
Third Person
interns
Present Participle
interning
Past Tense
interned
Past Participle
interned
1
to work temporarily in a job, usually during breaks or after completing studies, to gain practical experience in a specific field
- During the summer break, many students choose to intern at companies to enhance their skills.
- He decided to intern at a law firm to gain firsthand experience in the legal field.
- Aspiring journalists often intern at newspapers or media organizations to build their portfolios.
- The engineering student is currently interning at a technology startup.
- She has recently interned at a marketing agency to broaden her skill set.
2
to restrict someone's freedom by confining them, often done for security, control, or public safety reasons
transitive
- During wartime, certain individuals were interned in camps for security reasons.
- The government may choose to intern individuals who pose a threat to national security.
- Authorities decided to intern the protestors temporarily to maintain public order.
- In certain historical periods, specific ethnic groups were unfairly interned based on prejudice.
- During a state of emergency, authorities have the power to intern individuals for public safety.