interview

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noun

in·​ter·​view ˈin-tər-ˌvyü How to pronounce interview (audio)
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: a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)
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: a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person
b
: a report or reproduction of information so obtained
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interview

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verb

interviewed; interviewing; interviews
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transitive : to question or talk with (someone) to get information : to conduct an interview with (someone)
The police are interviewing several witnesses.
was interviewed on television
Several strong candidates have been interviewed for the position.
More than 60 staff members were interviewed for the project …Nature Conservancy
Gone are the days when a language researcher had to interview subjects in a lab …Katy Steinmetz
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intransitive : to participate in an interview for a position (such as a job)
One warm morning I arrived to interview for a job as an editorial assistant on a trade journal …Joseph Epstein

Examples of interview in a Sentence

Noun The company is holding interviews for several new jobs. a journalist conducting interviews with political leaders The interview will be shown on tonight's news. This library has a large collection of his interviews. He is a very entertaining interview. She's always been known as one of Hollywood's best interviews.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024 This week, that journey included her first interview about her late son Ian Alexander Jr., who died in 2022. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 The new interview comes just one day after Malik announced his fourth solo album, Room Under the Stairs, which will arrive May 17. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024 Variety had scheduled an interview with DeMayo for this story, but it was postponed on March 4, due to the showrunner being under the weather, and canceled on March 6. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 In an interview for NBC News four days into the blockade, Huffman praised Musk for showing, through his acquisition of Twitter and subsequent mass layoffs, how a business could survive bold changes. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 When the interview was over, investigators did not immediately seek a warrant for Vicknair’s arrest. Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg's Relationship Timeline Over the years, Jenny hasn’t spoken much about her family in interviews but has featured her parents and sisters on her reality TV show, Donnie Loves Jenny, with her husband Donnie Wahlberg. Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024 Galliano sat for multiple interviews during the film's production. Trey Taylor, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Verb
Then 32 people got sick Sept. 21, 2023 More than a dozen current and five former L.A. County health inspectors interviewed by The Times say the paltry inspection numbers are the result of an agency in crisis. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Now, according to Lemon, Musk has nixed the partnership — coming just a few hours after Lemon interviewed the tech mogul last week. Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Investigators learned of two more potential victims, who are sisters and were interviewed last month. Dan Morse, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024 For weeks at a time, the hiring team interviewed one or two candidates per day. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024 Jarvis read Ward her Miranda rights before interviewing her, according to the report. The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 The agency interviewed six company engineers and scored their responses, and the overall average score came out to only 58 percent. Mark Walker, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 The woman was transported to Beaumont Dearborn for a medical evaluation and to be interviewed by detectives. Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024 After the fight, Benedict's grandmother Sue took the teen to a hospital, where the school resource officer interviewed Benedict. USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Anglo-French entreveue meeting, from (s')entreveer to see one another, meet, from entre- inter- + veer to see — more at view

First Known Use

Noun

1514, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of interview was in 1514

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Cite this Entry

“Interview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interview. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

interview

noun
in·​ter·​view ˈint-ər-ˌvyü How to pronounce interview (audio)
1
: a meeting usually face to face especially for the purpose of talking or consulting
an interview to evaluate a prospective student's qualifications
2
: a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter) from a person
also : the account of such a meeting
interview verb
interviewer noun

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