English Explanatory Dictionary

interview

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
  2. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
  3. A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.
  4. A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
  5. An audition.
  6. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.
verb
  1. To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
  2. To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/ En-us-interview.ogg /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/

Word forms

interview interviews interviewing interviewed

Etymology

From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.

Synonyms

audience

Derived words

exit interview interview under caution interview-worthy job interview midinterview noninterview postinterview pre-interview preinterview self-interview teleinterview interviewable interviewee interviewer reinterview uninterviewed
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