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

Makary has publicly aligned himself with Kennedy, whose views the surgeon defended in an interview on Fox News, but the two may butt heads on other issues.

From Science Magazine

In a police interview, the woman said she had not known she was pregnant and was "really scared" when she gave birth.

From BBC

In a 2022 interview, he also admitted to being "part of the process" to name fake electors following Trump's loss in 2020.

From Salon

But it really just reopened my hunger and love for performing,” Hahn says in a recent interview.

From Los Angeles Times

Shelton said in an interview that the sale hasn’t yet closed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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