Intermediate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

intermediate in American English · 1. being or happening between two things, places, stages, etc.; in the middle · 2. designating or of an automobile larger than ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesConjugationGrammar Definitionof 'intermediate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× intermediate (ɪntəʳmiːdiət ) Wordforms:pluralintermediates 1. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Anintermediatestage,level,orpositionisonethatoccursbetweentwootherstages,levels,orpositions. Youshouldconsiderbreakingthejourneywithintermediatestopoversatairporthotels. ...hourlytrainstoPerugia,Assisi,andintermediatestations. Synonyms:middle,mid,halfway,in-between[informal] MoreSynonymsofintermediate 2. adjective Intermediatelearnersofsomethinghavesomeknowledgeorskillbutarenotyetadvanced. TheBadmintonClubholdscoachingsessionsforbeginnersandintermediateplayers onFridayevenings. Anintermediateisanintermediatelearner. Theskischoolcoachesbeginners,intermediates,andadvancedskiers. CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof intermediate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'intermediate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'intermediate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'orthography' HindiTranslationof'intermediate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency intermediateinBritishEnglish adjective(ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪɪt )1. occurringorsituatedbetweentwopoints,extremes,places,etc;inbetween 2. (ofaclass,course,etc)suitableforlearnerswithsomedegreeofskillorcompetence 3. physics (ofaneutron)havinganenergybetween100and100 000electronvolts 4. geology (ofsuchigneousrocksassyenite)containingbetween55and66percentsilica noun(ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪɪt )5. somethingintermediate 6. asubstanceformedduringoneofthestagesofachemicalprocessbeforethedesiredproductisobtained verb(ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪˌeɪt )7. (intransitive) toactasanintermediaryormediator CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsintermediacy(ˌinterˈmediacy)orintermediateness(ˌinterˈmediateness)noun intermediately(ˌinterˈmediately)adverb intermediation(ˌinterˌmediˈation)noun intermediator(ˌinterˈmediˌator)noun WordoriginC17:fromMedievalLatinintermediāretointervene,fromLatininter-+mediusmiddle WordFrequency intermediateinAmericanEnglish (ˌɪntərˈmidiɪt ;forv.,ˌɪntərˈmidiˌeɪt ) adjective1.  beingorhappeningbetweentwothings,places,stages,etc.;inthemiddle 2.  designatingorofanautomobilelargerthanacompactbutsmallerthanthestandardsize noun3.  anythingintermediate 4.  intermediary 5.  anintermediateautomobile 6. Chemistry asubstanceobtainedasanecessaryintermediatestagebetweentheoriginalmaterialandthefinalproduct verbintransitiveWordforms:ˌinterˈmediˌatedorˌinterˈmediˌating7.  tomediate Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsintermediately(ˌinterˈmediately) adverb intermediateness(ˌinterˈmediateness) nounorˌinterˈmediacy intermediation(ˌinterˌmediˈation) noun intermediator(ˌinterˈmediˌator) noun WordoriginMLintermediatus