Words / B2

int-uh-MEED-ee-uh-t/ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət/

Intermediate means between two levels or stages: intermediate Spanish; an intermediate station. Medium is looser; advanced and beginner are the poles. Intermediate is not an A-level equivalent. Education, chemistry (intermediate product), and transport. Do not call a final draft intermediate.

Meaning

Between two levels, places, or stages; neither basic nor advanced.

Examples

• “Intermediate Spanish is not an A-level equivalent, the admissions note said.”
• “An intermediate product appears in the reaction scheme, which is the chemistry sense.”

Good to know

intermediate level / course / station. Poles: beginner / advanced. Chemistry: an intermediate. Admissions and science. Mid-stage, not finished.

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