Intermediate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

: being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes the remaining subjects progressed to some intermediate stage of disease— R. R. ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut intermediate adjective SaveWord in·​ter·​me·​di·​ate |\ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ət \ Definitionofintermediate (Entry1of3) 1 :beingoroccurringatthemiddleplace,stage,ordegreeorbetweenextremes 2 :oforrelatingtoanintermediateschool anintermediatecurriculum intermediate noun Definitionofintermediate (Entry2of3) 1 :onethatisintermediate 2 :mediator,go-between 3a :achemicalcompoundsynthesizedfromsimplercompoundsandusuallyintendedtobeusedinlatersynthesesofmorecomplexproducts b :ausuallyshort-livedchemicalspeciesformedinareactionasanintermediatestepbetweenthestartingmaterialandthefinalproduct 4 :anautomobilelargerthanacompactbutsmallerthanafull-sizedautomobile intermediate verb in·​ter·​me·​di·​ate |\ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ˌāt \ intermediated;intermediating;intermediates Definitionofintermediate (Entry3of3) intransitiveverb 1 :intervene,interpose 2 :toactasanintermediate OtherWordsfromintermediate Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingintermediate LearnMoreAboutintermediate OtherWordsfromintermediate Adjective intermediately adverb intermediateness noun Synonymsforintermediate Synonyms:Adjective average,mean,median,medium,middle,middling,midsize(alsomidsized),moderate,modestSynonyms:Noun broker,buffer,conciliator,go-between,honestbroker,interceder,intercessor,intermediary,interposer,mediator,middleman,peacemakerSynonyms:Verb intercede,interpose,intervene,mediate VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofintermediateinaSentence Adjective anintermediatestageofgrowth I'mtakingintermediateFrenchthisyear. Noun sheoftenusedherfatherasanintermediateinargumentswithhermother Verb ifthesecretary-generalchoosestointermediateinthisdispute,he'llneedallofhisdiplomaticskillsjusttogetbothsidesinthesameroom RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Lee’sfamilyaskedtheCourtofSpecialAppeals–Maryland’sintermediateappellatecourt–tohaltthecaseandsuspendthedeadlinethatPhinnsetforprosecutorstodecidewhethertodropthecharges. — FromUsaTodayNetworkAndWireReports,USATODAY,14Oct.2022 Theseniorreceivercanstretchthefieldtoopentheintermediatepassinggameandkeepsopposingdefenseshonestagainsttherushingattack. — EvanDudley,al,14Oct.2022 SeungexplainsthatthefundamentalproblemwithBlueBrainisthattherearenointermediatebenchmarks. — GideonLewis-kraus,TheNewYorker,13Oct.2022 YesOurtesterforthisparticularplyoboxdescribeshimselfasanintermediateathlete. — RennieDyball,Peoplemag,13Oct.2022 Officersalsoplayoutintermediateandadvancedcrisisscenarios. — ChristinaHall,DetroitFreePress,12Oct.2022 Lee'sfamilylastmonthaskedtheCourtofSpecialAppeals,whichisMaryland'sintermediateappellatecourt,tohaltthecase. — BrianWitte,ajc,11Oct.2022 Lee’sfamilylastmonthaskedtheCourtofSpecialAppeals,whichisMaryland’sintermediateappellatecourt,tohaltthecase. — BrianWitte,BostonGlobe.com,11Oct.2022 Lee’sfamilylastmonthaskedtheCourtofSpecialAppeals,whichisMaryland’sintermediateappellatecourt,tohaltthecase. — Time,11Oct.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Kidswillalsolovethepumptracks;thesmallerofthetwocanbehandledonaStriderbike,whiletheotheristheperfectplaceforanintermediatetoworkonridingskills. — OutsideOnline,1June2022 Thedigitalintermediatehasalsobeenfinishedat4K,sopicturequalitywillbehighonlargerscreens,andtheIMAXDMRprocesswillbeemployedtookpresumablytoupscaleanyfootagethatmightnotbeshotontheARRIAlexaLF. — BennyHar-even,Forbes,6Dec.2021 ThefilmwasshotdigitallywithPhantomFlex4KandSonyCineAltadigitalcameraswithamixtureof4Kandeven8K,butslightlydisappointingly,thedigitalintermediatewasonlystruckat2K. — BennyHar-even,Forbes,29June2021 Conveniently,caffeicacidisanintermediateonthepathwaythatplantsusetomakelignin,akeycomponentofplantcellwallsandamajorcontributortotherobustnessofwood. — JohnTimmer,ArsTechnica,30Apr.2020 Caneasilythrowdownfield,butalsochipsawaywithshorterandintermediatethrows. — oregonlive,12Dec.2019 ThepriceofBrentcrudesurged18percentbeforefallingbacktoa12percentincrease;theU.S.benchmarkWestTexasintermediateclimbed12percentbeforeeasingtoa10percentgain. — WashingtonPost,16Sep.2019 Thebookisdividedintothreesections—beginner,intermediate,andadvanced/all-leveldives. — AnnaMazurek,al,8May2020 Atanelevationof6000feetinColoradoSprings,gasolinecomesinthreeflavors:85octane(regular),87octane(intermediate),and91octane(premium). — CarandDriver,18Apr.2020 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Showssomeproductionafterthecatchbutmoreofshorttointermediaterouterunnerwithpossessionability. — NickAlvarez|[email protected],al,4July2022 MichaelDoyle,asenioranalystatEdwardJones,saidhighernaturalgaspricesaremakingnuclearpowergeneratorsmorecompetitiveintheshorttointermediateterm. — StephenSinger,HartfordCourant,31May2022 Entrytointermediateskiingbringsahandfulofphysicalandpsychologicalchallenges. — FrederickDreier,OutsideOnline,22Feb.2022 Eachofyourmuscles(e.g.,calves,quads,andhamstrings)iscomposedofthreetypesofmusclefibers:slow-twitch,intermediatefast-twitch,andfast-twitch. — OutsideOnline,25July2019 ThismountainlocatedincoastalMaineissmallbutmightywith15trailsthatservicemainlyintermediateskiersandsnowboarders,includingtheone-mile-longSpinnaker,whichstartsasablueandturnsintoagreen. — AlisonFox,Travel+Leisure,1Dec.2021 TheRavensstuffedscreensandshadowedeveryshorttointermediaterouteacrossthemiddle. — MikePreston,baltimoresun.com,18Oct.2021 Aftertwoweeksofnotthrowing,Prescottmadejustlighttointermediatethrowssince,butoverthelastfewdays,hisworkloadincreased. — MichaelGehlken,DallasNews,26Aug.2021 Googleprovidesseveraladtechservicesthatintermediatebetweenadvertisersandpublishersinordertodisplayadsonwebsitesormobileapps. — MarkThompson,CNN,22June2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'intermediate.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingintermediate intermediatehost intermediatevectorboson intermediateschool intermediatehost intermediatevectorboson intermediateschool FirstKnownUseofintermediate Adjective 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Noun 1650,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 1610,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforintermediate Adjective MiddleEnglish,fromMedievalLatinintermediatus,fromLatinintermedius,frominter-+mediusmid,middle—moreatmid Verb MedievalLatinintermediatus,pastparticipleofintermediare,fromLatininter-+LateLatinmediaretomediate LearnMoreAboutintermediate Shareintermediate PosttheDefinitionofintermediatetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofintermediateonTwitter TimeTravelerforintermediate Thefirstknownuseofintermediatewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearintermediate intermediaryhost intermediate intermediatecarrier SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforintermediate LastUpdated 16Oct2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Intermediate.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermediate.Accessed17Oct.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforintermediate intermediate adjective in·​ter·​me·​di·​ate |\ˌint-ər-ˈmēd-ē-ət\ KidsDefinitionofintermediate :beingoroccurringinthemiddleorbetweenextremes OtherWordsfromintermediate intermediate noun intermediately adverb intermediate adjective in·​ter·​me·​di·​ate |\ˌint-ər-ˈmēd-ē-ət \ Medical Definitionofintermediate (Entry1of2) :beingoroccurringatthemiddleplace,stage,ordegreeorbetweenextremes theremainingsubjectsprogressedtosomeintermediatestageofdisease—R.R.Redfieldetal. intermediate noun Medical Definitionofintermediate (Entry2of2) :onethatisintermediate especially :achemicalcompoundsynthesizedfromsimplercompoundsandusuallyintendedtobeusedinlatersynthesesofmorecomplexproducts pharmaceuticalintermediates intermediate adjective in·​ter·​me·​di·​ate |\ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ət \ Legal Definitionofintermediate 1 :beingoroccurringatthemiddleplace,stage,ordegreeorbetweenextremes anintermediateorder 2 :of,relatingto,orbeingalevelofjudicialscrutinytoensureequalprotectionofthelawsthatisappliedtoastatuteinvolvingclassificationofpersonsandthatismoreintensivethantherationalbasistestandnotassevereasstrictscrutiny intermediatereviewintermediatescrutiny OtherWordsfromintermediate intermediately adverb MorefromMerriam-Websteronintermediate Nglish:TranslationofintermediateforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofintermediateforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY hyperbole SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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