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# intermediate

adjective; noun (an intermediate, intermediates)

«intermediate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In the middle; between two levels, stages or places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#m1)
2. Not a beginner but not yet an expert, as in «an intermediate swimmer». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#m2)
3. (noun) A person at a middle level; in chemistry, a substance made in the middle of a reaction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in school and clubs for levels: «beginner, intermediate, advanced». In maths, «intermediate steps» are the working between the question and the answer, and the UK «Intermediate Maths Challenge» is an olympiad competition for older pupils. In science, a chrysalis is the intermediate stage between caterpillar and butterfly.

### Examples

- I'm in the intermediate swimming group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x1)
- Show the intermediate steps in your working. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x2)
- The chrysalis is an intermediate stage between caterpillar and butterfly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x3)
- The book is for intermediate learners of French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x4)
- Grey is an intermediate colour between black and white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x5)
- Between 3 and 7, the intermediate whole numbers are 4, 5 and 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x6)
- She is no longer a beginner; she's an intermediate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x7)
- Ruthenian is a language intermediate between Russian and Polish, but quite independent of both. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced in-ter-MEE-dee-ut. «An intermediate» (an, before a vowel sound). In maths, «intermediate» numbers are those between two given numbers; be careful whether the ends are included. Do not confuse with «intermediary» (a person who helps two sides talk).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intermediate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intermediate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intermediate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intermediate.html) on Mova free.