# interview

Pronunciation: US say "IN-tur-vyoo" /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/; UK say "IN-tuh-vyoo" /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/

## Noun

1. A conversation between a journalist and someone whose opinions or statements are being recorded for publication or broadcast.
   - Simple: A meeting where a reporter asks someone questions to share their answers with the public.
   - _In the interview, the senator defended her recent vote._
   - _The magazine published a long interview with the director._
2. A formal meeting, held in person or by phone or video, in which someone is assessed as a candidate or applicant.
   - Simple: A planned meeting where someone asks you questions to decide if you fit a job or place.
   - _The hiring manager scheduled an interview with each shortlisted applicant._
   - _He prepared carefully for his interview at the law firm._
5. A questioning of a suspect or other party conducted by police during an investigation.
   - Simple: A meeting where the police ask questions of a suspect or witness in a case.
   - _Detectives conducted a formal interview with the main suspect._
   - _The lawyer attended her client's interview at the precinct._
6. A formal face-to-face meeting, especially an official one with an important person.
   - Simple: A formal meeting where people talk face to face, often with someone important.
   - _The ambassador sought an interview with the foreign minister._
   - _After weeks of letters, the bishop was at last granted an interview with the prime minister, and the two men talked for an hour in his study._

## Verb

3. To question someone, usually in an arranged meeting, as for a job, a report, or an investigation.
   - Simple: To ask someone questions, usually in a planned meeting, for a job, a story, or an investigation.
   - _The panel will interview each applicant separately._
   - _A detective interviewed the witnesses one by one._
4. To attend a meeting as the person being questioned, as when seeking a job.
   - Simple: To go to a meeting where someone asks you questions, often for a job.
   - _I interview better when I feel well prepared._
   - _Two of us interviewed for the same position that afternoon._

## Origin

The Old French verb entrevëoir, from entre- and vëoir ("to see"), had the past participle entreveue (modern French entrevue), which is the source; in English terms it is inter- + view.

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