internally

«internally» in Mova's school dictionary: inside something, such as inside the body, a building or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (internally)

meaning for a pupil

1) Internally means inside something, such as inside the body, a building or a machine. tree →

2) Internally means within an organisation or group, not involving people outside it. tree →

3) Internally can also mean in your mind, without saying it out loud. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health, «bleeding internally» means bleeding inside the body, which is very serious; medicine «not to be taken internally» must not be swallowed. In everyday life a school may advertise a job internally, only to its own staff. Phrases: bleed internally, not to be taken internally, dealt with internally.

examples

• The engine is cooled internally by water. tree →
• This cream is not to be taken internally — don't swallow it. tree →
• After the crash, the doctors checked if he was bleeding internally. tree →
• The school dealt with the problem internally. tree →
• The job was advertised internally first. tree →
• Plants move water internally through their stems. tree →
• She smiled, but internally she was nervous. tree →
• He consulted many doctors far and near, and took all kinds of medicines both internally and externally. tree →

note

Adverb from «internal» (inside). The opposite is «externally» (outside). On medicine labels, «for external use only» means put it on the skin, never swallow — a key safety rule.

In the corpora

• "Internally displaced person" means someone forced from home who is still inside their own country.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «internally» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.