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 bywith ).

   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

Other Word Forms

• interviewee noun
• interviewer noun
• interviewable adjective
• preinterview noun
• quasi-interviewed adjective
• reinterview noun
• self-interview noun
• uninterviewed 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

While the interview took place before the James indictment, Smith criticized the Comey case as a blatantly political prosecution.

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Many will seek out a local fixer to translate, arrange interviews, navigate the war zone and secure food and lodging.

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"Conversations about possibility, about what we can build together, have always been at the heart of TED," Anderson said in an interview with AFP.

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In a statement, Fiba said it had completed a "comprehensive review of the situation, including interviews and meetings with basketball stakeholders".

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“I was just trying to create, taking my time to make the best music possible,” D’Angelo said in an interview with The Times in 2000.

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Related Words

• account 
• conference 
• consultation 
• conversation 
• dialogue 
• examination 
• hearing 
• meeting 
• press conference 
• record 
• statement 
• talk