Internal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface

occurring within an institution or community

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɜːnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɜːnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɜːnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɜːnəl/.

Examples

internal organs
internal mechanism of a toy
internal party maneuvering

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inner home interior intimate intragroup national

Antonyms

external

Parts of Speech

adjective	happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface “internal organs”
adjective	occurring within an institution or community “intragroup squabbling within the corporation”
adjective	inside the country “the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”
adjective	located inward; - Leonard Bernstein; - David Denby; - A.R.Gurney,Jr. “Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle”
adjective	innermost or essential “the inner logic of Cubism”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intern

Geschehen oder entstehen oder sich innerhalb bestimmter Grenzen oder insbesondere an der Oberfläche befinden

🇫🇷French

interne

se produisant ou survenant ou situé dans certaines limites ou en particulier en surface

🇪🇸Spanish

interno

sucediendo o surgiendo o ubicado dentro de algunos límites o especialmente en la superficie

🇮🇹Italian

interno

accadendo o sorgendo o localizzato entro alcuni limiti o soprattutto superficiali

🇳🇱Dutch

intern

gebeurt of ontstaat of bevindt zich binnen bepaalde grenzen of vooral aan de oppervlakte

🇵🇹Portuguese

interno

acontecendo ou surgindo ou localizado dentro de alguns limites ou especialmente na superfície

🇷🇺Russian

внутренний

происходит или возникает или находится в каких-то пределах или особенно на поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आंतरिक

कुछ सीमाओं या विशेष रूप से सतह के भीतर घटित या उत्पन्न या स्थित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অভ্যন্তরীণ

ঘটছে বা উদ্ভূত বা কিছু সীমা বা বিশেষত পৃষ্ঠের মধ্যে অবস্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்

நடப்பது அல்லது எழுவது அல்லது சில வரம்புகளுக்குள் அல்லது குறிப்பாக மேற்பரப்பில் அமைந்துள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

అంతర్గత

కొన్ని పరిమితుల్లో లేదా ముఖ్యంగా ఉపరితలంలో జరుగుతున్న లేదా ఉత్పన్నమయ్యే లేదా ఉన్న

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्गत

घडणे किंवा उद्भवणे किंवा काही मर्यादेत किंवा विशेषतः पृष्ठभागावर स्थित

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંતરિક

થઈ રહ્યું છે અથવા ઉદ્ભવવું અથવા કેટલીક મર્યાદા અથવા ખાસ કરીને સપાટીની અંદર સ્થિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಂತರಿಕ

ಸಂಭವಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ಮಿತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആന്തരികം

സംഭവിക്കുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉണ്ടാകുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചില പരിധിക്കുള്ളിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ

ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਸੀਮਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਤਹ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندرونی

ہو رہا ہے یا پیدا ہونا یا کچھ حدود یا خاص طور پر سطح کے اندر واقع ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

内部的

在某些范围内或特别是表面范围内发生或出现或位于

🇯🇵Japanese

内部

起こっている、生じている、または何らかの限界内または特に表面内に位置している

🇰🇷Korean

내부

어떤 한계 내에서 또는 특히 표면적으로 발생하거나 발생하거나 위치하는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nội bộ

xảy ra hoặc phát sinh hoặc nằm trong một số giới hạn hoặc đặc biệt là bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ภายใน

เกิดขึ้นหรือเกิดขึ้นหรืออยู่ในขอบเขตหรือโดยเฉพาะผิวเผิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

intern

terjadi atau timbul atau terletak dalam batas tertentu atau terutama permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

panloob

nangyayari o lumilitaw o matatagpuan sa loob ng ilang limitasyon o lalo na sa ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

dalaman

berlaku atau timbul atau terletak dalam beberapa had atau terutamanya permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

داخلي

يحدث أو ينشأ أو يقع ضمن حدود معينة أو سطحية بشكل خاص

🇮🇷Persian

داخلی

رخ می دهد یا به وجود می آید یا در برخی از محدوده ها یا به ویژه سطح قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

dahili

meydana geliyor veya ortaya çıkıyor veya bazı sınırlar içinde veya özellikle yüzeyde yer alıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּנִימִי

מתרחש או מתעורר או ממוקם בתוך גבולות מסוימים או במיוחד פני השטח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'internal'?

The primary meaning of 'internal' is 'happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface'.

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Using 'internal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'internal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'internal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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