interview
a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
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.
the report of such a conversation or meeting.
to have an interview with in order to question, consult, or evaluate: to interview a job applicant;to interview the president.
to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes followed by with): She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job.
to give or conduct an interview: to interview to fill job openings.
Origin of interview
1Other words from interview
- 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
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How to use interview in a sentence
She adds that they continued to email, but “finally, in so many words, he declined to be interviewed.”
The Deal With Serial’s Jay? He’s Pissed Off, Mucks Up Our Timeline | Emily Shire | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI interviewed a WWII veteran who hates the idea of the greatest generation.
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Enquirer story was written by Robin Mizrahi, who interviewed Ferrier and had arranged for her to take a lie detector test.
How Bill Cosby Allegedly Silenced His Accusers Through A Tabloid Smear Campaign | Marlow Stern | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKakehi has been interviewed several times by the Japanese media since the police began the investigation last December.
In March 1996, just two months after the shooting death of Schultz, a team of defense psychiatrists interviewed Du Pont.
When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonI followed the course of the trial daily, and I interviewed the accused at his house a week before it ended.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanSome parents consented to their children being interviewed alone; others desired, and were allowed, to remain for the questioning.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents | Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.I think the majority interviewed concluded I had escaped from a State institution.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. ChambersTelegrams had been despatched, the gendarmerie had been informed, and the British Vice-consul had been interviewed.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for interview
/ (ˈɪntəˌvjuː) /
a conversation with or questioning of a person, usually conducted for television, radio, or a newspaper
a formal discussion, esp one in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job
to conduct an interview with (someone)
(intr) to be interviewed, esp for a job: he interviewed well and was given the position
Origin of interview
1Derived forms of interview
- interviewee, noun
- interviewer, noun
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