intern

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪnˈtɝn/

Verb

transitive of a state

(transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

Japanese Meaning

（通常は裁判なしで）誰かを拘束、監禁する

During the protests, the government decided to intern suspected activists without presenting charges.

抗議の間、政府は容疑のある活動家を起訴せずに抑留することを決定した。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

Sense（2）

The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.

Sense（3）

(transitive, programming) To internalize.

Strings are automatically interned if they are assigned to a literal string within code.

interns

（ present singular third-person ）

interning

（ participle present ）

interned

（ participle past ）

interned

（ past ）