interview

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.

Noun

  1. An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
    • To be present at an interview, as that famous of Henry the Eighth and Francis the First, so much renowned all over Europe[…], no age ever saw the like. - 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy...

    Synonyms: audience

  2. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
    • (Aaron Burr narrating): It was at about this time that I learned exactly what it was that Hamilton had said of me, and knew that this world was far too narrow a place to contain the two of us. Hamilton's friend made one...
  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.
    • The reporter gave the witness an interview.
    • He has a job interview on Saturday.
  4. A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
    • It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
  5. An audition.
  6. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-der. Old French entre- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Old French entreveoir Old French entreveue English interview From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.

Forms

interviews

Derived

exit interview interview under caution interview-worthy job interview midinterview noninterview postinterview pre-interview preinterview self-interview teleinterview

Verb

  1. To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
    • He interviewed the witness.
    • A very famous journalist interviewed him.
    • The witness was interviewed.
  2. To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
    • She always interviews well.
    • When she interviewed with Microsoft in August, she overlooked a small cut in salary and asked about long-term career opportunities — and quality of life. - 2000, U.S. News and World Report: Volume 129, Issues 18-25:

Forms

interviews interviewing interviewed

Derived

interviewable interviewee interviewer reinterview uninterviewed