Definition of "intermediate" in English

adjective

1. Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.

noun

1. Anything in an intermediate position.

2. An intermediary.

3. An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.

4. (chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.

5. (motor racing) A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and fully wet.

   • Light rain was coming so he chose intermediate tyres.

verb

1. (intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.

2. (transitive) To arrange, in the manner of a broker.

   • Central banks need to regulate the entities that intermediate monetary transactions.