What does interview mean?

Definitions for interview
ˈɪn tərˌvyuin·ter·view

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word interview.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. interviewnoun

    the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

    "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"

  2. consultation, audience, interviewverb

    a conference (usually with someone important)

    "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

  3. interview, questionverb

    conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

  4. interviewverb

    discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation

    "We interviewed the job candidates"

  5. interviewverb

    go for an interview in the hope of being hired

    "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

Wiktionary

  1. interviewnoun

    An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

  2. interviewnoun

    Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official nature.

  3. interviewnoun

    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.

  4. interviewnoun

    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. interviewnoun

    A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

  6. interviewverb

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

  7. interviewverb

    To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

  8. Etymology: From entreveue (French: entrevue), from entreveer (entre- "inter-" + veeir "to see").

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Interviewnoun

    Mutual sight; sight of each other. It is commonly used for a formal and appointed meeting or conference.

    Etymology: entrevue, French.

    The day will come, when the passions of former enmity being allayed, we shall with ten times redoubled tokens of reconciled love shew ourselves each towards other the same, which Joseph and the brethren of Joseph were at the time of their interview in Egypt. Richard Hooker.

    His fears were, that the interview betwixt
    England and France might, through their amity,
    Breed him some prejudice. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Such happy interview, and fair event
    Of love, and youth not lost, songs, garlands, flow'rs,
    And charming symphonies, attach'd the heart
    Of Adam. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.

ChatGPT

  1. interview

    An interview is a formal conversation or meeting where one person, typically a journalist, employer, or researcher, asks a series of questions to another person in order to gather information, assess their qualifications, or understand their perspectives. It is a method used in various fields such as research, journalism, employment, and law enforcement, amongst others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Interviewnoun

    a mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President

  2. Interviewnoun

    a conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited

  3. Interviewverb

    to have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication

  4. Etymology: [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See Inter-, and View.]

Wikidata

  1. Interview

    An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to elicit facts or statements from the interviewee. Although interviews are a standard part of journalism and media reporting, the focus of this piece is on how interviews can be used as a tool for psychological research. Wikipedia articles on other types of interviews

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Interview

    in′tėr-vū, n. a mutual view or sight: a meeting: a conference: a visit to a notable or notorious person with a view to publishing a report of his conversation—v.t. to visit with this purpose.—n. In′terviewer, one who visits another for this purpose. [O. Fr. entrevueentre, between, voir, to see.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Interview

    Work consisting of a conversation with an individual regarding his or her background and other personal and professional details, opinions on specific subjects posed by the interviewer, etc.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'interview' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2471

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'interview' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2171

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'interview' in Nouns Frequency: #697

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'interview' in Verbs Frequency: #646

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of interview in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of interview in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of interview in a Sentence

  1. Michael Cohen:

    Whether it’s before the grand jury or just with them for another interview, again, I’m not sure.

  2. Theresa Spinner:

    I have a job interview tomorrow morning, and I already have reserved a cab.

  3. Victoria Medvec:

    You never start to negotiate in the midst of an interview.

  4. Jesse WattersFox:

    That should have been an easy interview for Kamala Harris. I mean, Stephanopoulos – he's a hardcore Democrat. That's where you go to clean things up, and Kamala Harris couldn't even do that.

  5. Jim Davis/The:

    We met in the hallway as we were passing before the interview process was going to start, i said ‘Hey’ and introduced myself and everything. He looked me in the eye and said, ‘There’s one thing. It was a fumble.’ So Raider Nation, if you’re worried, he’s already come over to the dark side.

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