Definition of interview
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)
2a
: 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
3
: interviewee
interview
verb
interviewed; interviewing; interviews
Definition of interview (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
2
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
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The first known use of interview was in 1514
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