Meaning of intermediate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌɪn(t)ərˈmidiət/

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1. Verb

   intermediate

   Definitions

   1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

   Examples

   • « He interceded in the family dispute »
   • « He mediated a settlement »

2. Classifying Adjective

   intermediate

   Definitions

   1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures

   Examples

   • « an orange of average size »
   • « intermediate capacity »
   • « a plane with intermediate range »
   • « medium bombers »

   Synonyms

   • moderate

3. Noun

   intermediate

   Definitions

   1. a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained

4. Qualitative Adjective

   intermediate

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermedius, from inter-‘between’ + medius‘middle’

   Definitions

   1. lying between two extremes in time or space or degree

   Examples

   • « going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands »
   • « intermediate stages in a process »
   • « intermediate stops on the route »
   • « an intermediate level »

   Synonyms

   • gray
   • grey
   • halfway
   • in-between
   • mediate
   • middle
   • junior(a)
   • third-year
   • next-to-last
   • second
   • sophomore(a)
   • second-year

   Antonyms

   • first
   • last