intermediate

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ See IPA manual

Freq #31122

Meanings

1

adj
in the middle, between two levels or extremes.

She is taking an intermediate English class this term.
2

noun
something or someone at a middle level or position.

He is no longer a beginner but not yet an expert; he's an intermediate.
3

verb
to act between two sides to settle a disagreement.

A neutral country offered to intermediate between the two governments.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 adj · in the middle, between two... medium middle moderate

3 verb · to act between two sides to... mediate

Opposites

extreme intense

Word family

Forms intermediates

Derived forms intermediationintermediatory

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Phrases (1)

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intermediate host
an organism in which a parasite develops during part of its life cycle

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Intermediate is recorded from the late Middle English period and goes back to Latin medius, meaning “middle.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

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Describing Qualities

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# intermediate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/
**Frequency rank:** 31122

## Meanings
1. in the middle, between two levels or extremes.
2. something or someone at a middle level or position.
3. to act between two sides to settle a disagreement.

## Examples
- She is taking an intermediate English class this term.
- He is no longer a beginner but not yet an expert; he's an intermediate.
- A neutral country offered to intermediate between the two governments.

## Antonyms
- extreme
- intense

## Derived Forms
- intermediation
- intermediatory

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

## AI Etymology
Intermediate is borrowed from Medieval Latin intermediātus, perfect passive participle of intermediō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), further from intermedius (“intermediate”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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