What is the difference between intern and internal?
intern | internal | Synonyms |
To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
# To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.
(computing) To internalize.
To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training
inside of something
within the body
concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation
Internal is a synonym of intern.
As adjectives the difference between intern and internal
is that intern is internal while internal is inside of something.As a noun intern
is a person who is interned, forceably or voluntarily.As a verb intern
is to imprison somebody, usually without trial.intern
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Alternative forms
* interne (archaic)Etymology 1
From (etyl) , compareVerb
(en verb)- The US government interned thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
- The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.
- I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.
Derived terms
* internment * interneeEtymology 2
From (etyl) interne 'inner, internal', from (etyl) internus "within, internal", from inter "between"; compare etymology 1Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* internshipAnagrams
* ----internal
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Adjective
(en adjective)- We saw the internal compartments
- Her bleeding was internal
- The nation suffered from internal conflicts
- An internal investigation was conducted