intern

/ˈɪntən/IN-turn
/ˈɪntɚn/IN-turn

Meaninginternal

Common meaning: confine within set limits

Journey through time

  1. Frenchinterne‘internal’source
  2. Frenchinternersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsinternal → confine within set limitsintern‘confine within set limits’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on French interne ‘internal’.

Roots

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