interviewed
- 1Simple past and past participle of interview.
The committee interviewed every applicant before making its decision.
She had interviewed dozens of survivors for her book.
Note
One spelling does double duty as past tense and participle, and the participle carries the passive: every applicant was interviewed. The intransitive use, though, can mislead. In she interviewed for the post, she is the candidate, not the questioner. In she interviewed the candidate, she asks the questions. Whether an object follows tells you which side of the table the subject sat on.
Every applicant was interviewed by the full committee.
He interviewed for three jobs last spring before accepting an offer.
interviewed is a form of interview
interview, verb: To question someone, usually in an arranged meeting, as for a job, a report, or an investigation. Full entry
- Forms
- interviewinterviews he/she/itinterviewing -ing forminterviewed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- interview → interviewed: add -ed
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