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
Excited, Shaheen wasted no time and began interviewing surgeons, deciding upon Dr. Curtis Crane in Greenbrae, California.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake. | James Joiner | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf I had put “Matricide” on the Internet right after I had finished it, you would not be interviewing me right now.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life | David Yaffe | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAuthorities have begun combing the areas surrounding the site, and police are interviewing local residents.
On U.VA Campus, Grief Mixes With Relief After Discovery of Body | Eric Leimkuhler | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbramson is also open, “in theory,” to the idea of interviewing high-profile figures for the new vertical.
How Funny or Die Plans to Cover ISIS, Ebola and Elections | Asawin Suebsaeng | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn early 2010 I was sitting in Biden's office interviewing him when Maliki called.
He spent two days in interviewing a dozen of them, and found little difficulty optioning their stock at a pleasant figure.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandI shall try to do what I see lady journalists do: interviewing and writing descriptions and trying to remember conversations.
Dracula | Bram StokerHere, then, comes another of the inconveniences of interviewing.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883 | VariousNino was out interviewing Consuls about the presumably deceased Eduardo Villari when the letter arrived.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresPinney, I understand, considers himself a ruined man; he's left off detecting for a living, and gone back to interviewing.
The Quality of Mercy | W. D. Howells
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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