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in⋅ter⋅view
[in-ter-vyoo] 
tərˌvyu
–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)
| 4. | 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)
| 5. | to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes fol. by with): She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job. |
| 6. | to give or conduct an interview: to interview to fill job openings. |
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| in·ter·view (ĭn'tər-vyōō') n.
v. tr. To obtain an interview from. v. intr. To have an interview: interviewed with a publishing company. [French entrevue, from Old French, from feminine past participle of entrevoir, to see : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + voir, to see (from Latin vidēre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).] in'ter·view'a·ble adj., in'ter·view·ee' n., in'ter·view'er n. |
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Interview
In"ter*view\, n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See Inter-, and View.]1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President. 2. A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited. Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.Interview
In"ter*view\, v. t. To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication. [Recent]
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Language Translation for : interview
Spanish:
entrevista,
German:
das Interview,
Japanese:
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interview (n.)
1514, "face-to-face meeting, formal conference," from M.Fr. entrevue, verbal noun from s'entrevoir "to see each other, visit each other briefly, have a glimpse of," from entre- "between" (from L. inter-) + O.Fr. voir "to see" (from L. videre; see vision). Modern Fr. interview is from Eng. Journalistic sense is first attested 1869 in Amer.Eng.
"The 'interview,' as at present managed, is generally the joint product of some humbug of a hack politician and another humbug of a newspaper reporter." ["The Nation," Jan. 28, 1869]The verb meaning "to have a personal meeting" is from 1548.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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