intern
/ˈɪntɜːn/noun
उच्चारण इन्टर्न
प्रशिक्षु, इंटर्न
Core word
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[C]
a student or recent graduate who works for a short time in a company or an organisation, often without much pay, in order to gain practical experience
प्रशिक्षु, इंटर्न
- Radhika worked as an intern at a newspaper during her summer holidays.
- The firm takes six interns every year.
- Ankit is a marketing intern at a start-up in Pune.
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- The company hired three interns to help with the survey.
- Most interns are paid a small stipend each month.
Synonyms trainee apprentice
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[C]
a young doctor who has finished medical studies and is working in a hospital to complete their training
इंटर्न डॉक्टर, प्रशिक्षु चिकित्सक
- The interns at the hospital work very long shifts.
- Interns at the district hospital work long shifts.
- The intern checked the patient's blood pressure and noted it down.
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- Medical interns often work through the night during their training year.
- She was an intern at a government hospital before opening her own clinic.
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[T] ~ sb
to put somebody in prison, especially during a war or for political reasons, without a trial
(बिना मुक़दमे के) नज़रबंद करना, बंदी बनाना
- Thousands of civilians were interned during the war.
- Foreign citizens were interned in camps during the war.
- The authorities interned the suspects without any trial.
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- Many sailors were interned in a neutral country until the war ended.
- He was interned for two years because of his political beliefs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
intern at / with + organisation
As a noun, an intern works for a short period at a firm to gain experience; use at or with for the organisation.
Noun के रूप में intern किसी संस्था में अनुभव पाने के लिए थोड़े समय काम करता है; संस्था के लिए 'at' या 'with' आता है।
- Radhika worked as an intern at a newspaper.
- He is an intern with a law firm.
intern (verb) in / at
As a verb, it means to work as an intern: intern at a company or intern in an office.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ intern के रूप में काम करना है: intern at a company।
- She interned at a hospital last summer.
be interned (to imprison)
A different verb meaning to confine people without trial, usually during war, is stressed on the second syllable.
यह एक अलग क्रिया है जिसका अर्थ बिना मुक़दमे के लोगों को क़ैद करना है, प्रायः युद्ध में; इसमें दूसरे syllable पर बल पड़ता है।
- Foreign nationals were interned during the war.
intern vs trainee
An intern is usually a student gaining short experience; a trainee is learning a job for the long term.
Intern सामान्यतः थोड़े समय का अनुभव लेने वाला विद्यार्थी होता है; trainee लंबे समय के लिए काम सीखता है।
- The intern left after two months; the trainee stayed for a year.
intern as a medical term
In hospitals an intern is a recent graduate doing a compulsory year before registration.
अस्पतालों में intern वह नया स्नातक है जो पंजीकरण से पहले अनिवार्य एक वर्ष का प्रशिक्षण करता है।
- Every medical graduate must serve as an intern for a year.
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type + intern
summermedicalunpaidlegalgraduate
- She is a summer intern at the bank.
verb + intern
hirework asbecomeapply astrain
- He applied as an intern at the radio station.
intern + at / with
at a firmwith a magazinein a hospitalat a bank
- Many students intern at start-ups.
intern + noun
certificatestipendprogrammerole
- The intern stipend is paid monthly.
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- Radhika is an intern at the district court this summer.
राधिका इस गर्मी में ज़िला न्यायालय में intern है।
- The company hired ten interns from local colleges.
कंपनी ने स्थानीय colleges से दस interns नियुक्त किए।
- The medical intern worked a long shift at the hospital.
चिकित्सा intern ने अस्पताल में लंबी पारी में काम किया।
- During the war, many civilians were interned in camps.
युद्ध के दौरान कई नागरिकों को शिविरों में क़ैद रखा गया।
- He interned at a software firm before his final year.
उसने अंतिम वर्ष से पहले एक software कंपनी में intern के रूप में काम किया।
- The newspaper took on three interns during the summer holidays.
समाचार पत्र ने गर्मी की छुट्टियों में तीन interns रखे।
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✗ He interns in the bank since June.
✓ He has been interning at the bank since June.
Since requires the perfect continuous, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, simple present नहीं।
✗ She interned in the company since June.
✓ She has been interning at the company since June.
Since needs the perfect continuous, and the company takes at.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, और कंपनी के लिए 'at' लगता है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse internship (a period of work as a trainee) and internment (being kept in prison without a trial).
Internship (प्रशिक्षु के रूप में काम करने की अवधि) और internment (बिना मुक़दमे के कैद में रखा जाना) में भ्रमित न हों।
§Grammar and usage
The noun is stressed on the first syllable (IN-tern), but the verb is stressed on the second syllable (in-TERN).
Noun का stress पहले syllable पर (IN-tern) और verb का stress दूसरे syllable पर (in-TERN) होता है।