interview

[ in-ter-vyoo ]

noun

1. a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person:

   a job interview.

2. a meeting or conversation in which a writer or reporter asks questions of one or more persons from whom material is sought for a newspaper story, television broadcast, etc.
3. the report of such a conversation or meeting.

verb (used with object)

1. to have an interview with in order to question, consult, or evaluate:

   to interview a job applicant;

   to interview the president.

verb (used without object)

1. to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes followed by with ):

   She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job.

2. to give or conduct an interview:

   to interview to fill job openings.

interview

/ ˈɪntəˌvjuː /

noun

1. a conversation with or questioning of a person, usually conducted for television, radio, or a newspaper
2. a formal discussion, esp one in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job

verb

1. to conduct an interview with (someone)
2. intr to be interviewed, esp for a job

   he interviewed well and was given the position

Derived Forms

• ˌinterviewˈee, noun
• ˈinterˌviewer, noun

Other Words From

• inter·viewa·ble adjective
• pre·inter·view noun verb (used with object)
• quasi-inter·viewed adjective
• re·inter·view noun verb (used with object)
• self-inter·view noun
• un·inter·viewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interview¹

First recorded in 1505–15; inter- + view; replacing enterview, from Middle French entrevue, noun use of feminine of entrevu “glimpsed,” past participle of entrevoir “to glimpse,” from entre “between” + voir “to see”

Word History and Origins

Origin of interview¹

C16: from Old French entrevue; see inter- , view

Example Sentences

“I felt like I was legitimately dying,” Rife told The Times in an August interview.

From Los Angeles Times

The interview received widespread backlash from religious conservatives.

From Los Angeles Times

The 69-year-old Oscar winner and "Gladiator II" star reflected on his relationship with alcohol and substances in an interview with Esquire.

From Salon

“When this 11th Circuit vote happened, I was meeting with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director,” Vance wrote.

From Salon

In her own interview about the biopic before her death, Java said she felt her story was “necessary to tell” — especially today.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• consult
• examine
• interrogate
• question
• quiz
• talk