intermediate
adjective
being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc..
intermediates
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pluralof intermediate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof intermediate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
intermediateadjectivebeing, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc..
Example Sentences
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New driver Isack Hadjar crashed in the afternoon in the quick final corner, having just switched from full wet tyres to intermediates.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
But once the track was dry enough for intermediates in the final session, Norris was the pace-setter.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
The new material, however, bypasses these intermediates entirely, converting CO2 directly into CO on its surface.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2025
Recently, scientists have found a new method with great potential to synthesize various complex aromatic compounds by selectively adding molecules on aryne intermediates.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
How many intermediates are there between you and President Reagan?
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
