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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

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