interview
Americannoun
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a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person.
a job interview.
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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.
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the report of such a conversation or meeting.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes followed bywith ).
She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job.
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to give or conduct an interview.
to interview to fill job openings.
noun
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a conversation with or questioning of a person, usually conducted for television, radio, or a newspaper
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a formal discussion, esp one in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job
verb
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to conduct an interview with (someone)
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(intr) to be interviewed, esp for a job
he interviewed well and was given the position
Other Word Forms
- interviewable adjective
- interviewee noun
- interviewer noun
- preinterview noun
- quasi-interviewed adjective
- reinterview noun
- self-interview noun
- uninterviewed adjective
Etymology
Origin of interview
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”
Example Sentences
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Costs to ship oil have gone up on top of the rise in crude prices because of the Iran conflict, Kartsonas said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch
The Oversight Committee has been holding various hearings on the Epstein files, including interviewing Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton last week.
Prior to the shooting, authorities had interviewed Colin Gray and his son after federal law enforcement received a tip.
From BBC
In a break from tradition, refugees admitted to the United States after extensive interviews and vetting are being detained and questioned again.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s kind of a lot of complacency in the market,” the CEO of the U.S.’s biggest bank said in an interview with Bloomberg TV aired on Monday.
From MarketWatch
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