un interviewed
tərˌvyu noun
1.
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 followed by with ): She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job.
6.
to give or conduct an interview: to interview to fill job openings.
Origin:
1505–15; inter- + view; replacing enterview < Middle French entrevue, noun use of feminine of entrevu, past participle of entrevoir to glimpse
1505–15; inter- + view; replacing enterview < Middle French entrevue, noun use of feminine of entrevu, past participle of entrevoir to glimpse
Related forms
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
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interview (ˈɪntəˌvjuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to conduct an interview with (someone) |
| 4. | (intr) to be interviewed, esp for a job: he interviewed well and was given the position |
| [C16: from Old French entrevue; see | |
| interview'ee | |
| —n | |
| 'interviewer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
interview
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.
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