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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

/ ˈɪԳəˌː /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • interviewable adjective
  • preinterview noun
  • quasi-interviewed adjective
  • reinterview noun
  • self-interview noun
  • uninterviewed adjective
  • ˌԳٱˈ noun
  • ˈԳٱˌɱ noun
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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”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interview1

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

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Iranian Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said in an interview with state media that most of the casualties were women and children.

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In a Thursday interview with the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast, Newsom expressed “deep empathy” for immigrants who had been living in California for decades and were contributing to society.

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Last month, contacted via LinkedIn, he told me he would not be doing interviews, but did later put me in touch with the foundation's new spokesman, who has so far declined any on-the-record comments.

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The interview was co-ordinated by the SBU and conducted at a derelict building in Zaporizhzhia being used as a kind of safe house by the service, which confirmed the basic facts of Kurashov's life.

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In multiple interviews, individuals also described protesting as a democratic duty.

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