Main Entry:

in·ter·view

Pronunciation:

\ˈin-tər-ˌvyü\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1514

1: a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)2 a: 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 obtained3: interviewee

— interview verb

— in·ter·view·er noun