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interview

[ in-ter-vyoo ]

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)

  1. 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)

  1. to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes followed by with ):

    She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job.

  2. to give or conduct an interview:

    to interview to fill job openings.

interview

/ ˈɪԳəˌː /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to conduct an interview with (someone)
  2. intr to be interviewed, esp for a job

    he interviewed well and was given the position

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٱˈ, noun
  • ˈԳٱˌɱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·a· adjective
  • ·t· noun verb (used with object)
  • ܲȴ-t·ɱ adjective
  • ·t· noun verb (used with object)
  • -t· noun
  • ܲ·t·ɱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of interview1

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”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of interview1

C16: from Old French entrevue; see inter- , view
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Paramount’s lawyers have pushed back against Trump’s arguments and CBS journalists have maintained they did not distort the Harris interview.

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“We don’t want to negotiate ourselves into a structural deficit,” Davenport said in an interview Monday.

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He added that “it is not lost on me how close I was to death,” echoing details from his interview with THR, including that doctors were doubtful he would speak or walk again.

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This is my first interview for the book.

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An investigation into the murder of 10 men in County Armagh failed to arrest and interview 11 men identified by intelligence, the police ombudsman has found.

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