a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
a meeting or conversation in which a writer or reporter asks questions of one or more persons from whom material is sought for a newspaper story, television broadcast, etc.
the report of such a conversation or meeting.
verb (used with object)
to have an interview with in order to question, consult, or evaluate: to interview a job applicant; to interview the president.
verb (used without object)
to have an interview; be interviewed (sometimes followed by with): She interviewed with eight companies before accepting a job.
to give or conduct an interview: to interview to fill job openings.
Origin of interview
1505–15; inter- + view; replacing enterview<Middle French entrevue, noun use of feminine of entrevu, past participle of entrevoir to glimpse
OTHER WORDS FROM interview
in·ter·view·a·ble,adjectivepre·in·ter·view,noun,verb (used with object)qua·si-in·ter·viewed,adjectivere·in·ter·view,noun,verb (used with object)
Learn what channels are showing high engagement, the discovery process for new platforms poised to take the market, and strategies retailers both big and small can use to stay ahead of the curve in the interview below.
Sophie Hill on the changing face of retail and surviving 2020|Margaret Trainor|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
In our interview, Leighton said each state has its own National Guard force made up of mostly part-time troops, though the guard can also be mobilized by the federal government during national emergencies.
Mobilizing the National Guard Doesn’t Mean Your State Is Under Martial Law. Usually.|by Logan Jaffe|September 17, 2020|ProPublica
During the interview, Trainor referenced how the expansion of mail voting could confuse voters in his home state of Texas.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
Below are a few of the best moments from her interview on The Carlos Watson Show.
Get Gabrielle Union’s Best Career Advice|Joshua Eferighe|September 16, 2020|Ozy
He also sat down for an interview with Jose Diaz-Balart of Telemundo, his first one-on-one session with a national Spanish-language network since clinching the nomination.
Biden visits Florida as Democrats worry about his standing in the state|Sean Sullivan|September 15, 2020|Washington Post
Those threats prompted Lozoya to move her family to California for a time until things cooled down, she said in an interview.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In an interview with ESPN, Jaffe recalled his initial meeting with Stuart Scott.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In a 2009 interview, Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks held that the Church “does not have a position” on that point.
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Like Sony Entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Interview, which caused so much controversy, was never intended for release in South Korean cinemas.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What caused the fear which, at the beginning of their interview, had been so apparent?
No Clue|James Hay
However, there was nothing rasping or contentious about the interview.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick
The second interview she had solicited in order to plead the cause of one of her personal friends, condemned to transportation.
Famous Women: George Sand|Bertha Thomas
Evan Blount's interview with the venerable chief justice was not at all what he had imagined it would be.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde
What took place at the interview between Gabriel and his father, Dr Graham never knew; and indeed never sought to know.
The Bishop's Secret|Fergus Hume
British Dictionary definitions for interview
interview
/ (ˈɪntəˌvjuː) /
noun
a conversation with or questioning of a person, usually conducted for television, radio, or a newspaper
a formal discussion, esp one in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job
verb
to conduct an interview with (someone)
(intr)to be interviewed, esp for a jobhe interviewed well and was given the position