interview
verb/ˈɪntəvjuː/
/ˈɪntərvjuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they interview | /ˈɪntəvjuː/ /ˈɪntərvjuː/ |
| he / she / it interviews | /ˈɪntəvjuːz/ /ˈɪntərvjuːz/ |
| past simple interviewed | /ˈɪntəvjuːd/ /ˈɪntərvjuːd/ |
| past participle interviewed | /ˈɪntəvjuːd/ /ˈɪntərvjuːd/ |
| -ing form interviewing | /ˈɪntəvjuːɪŋ/ /ˈɪntərvjuːɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to talk to somebody and ask them questions at a formal meeting to find out if they are suitable for a job, course of study, etc.
- interview somebody The university interviews all potential candidates.
- interview somebody for something Which post are you being interviewed for?
- We interviewed ten people for the job.
- The deadline for applications is 15 October and we will be interviewing early in November.
- [intransitive] interview (for something) to talk to somebody and answer questions at a formal meeting to get a job, a place on a course of study, etc.
- The website gives you tips on interviewing for colleges.
- If you don't interview well you are unlikely to get the job.
- [transitive] to ask somebody questions about their life, opinions, etc., especially on the radio or television or for a newspaper or magazine
- interview somebody about something Next week, I will be interviewing Spielberg about his latest movie.
- interview somebody The prime minister declined to be interviewed.
- interview somebody on something I heard her being interviewed on the news earlier.
- [transitive] to ask somebody questions at a private meeting
- interview somebody The police are waiting to interview the injured man.
- interview somebody about something After 14 days, patients were interviewed about the recurrence of any symptoms.
Word Originearly 16th cent. (formerly also as enterview): from French entrevue, from s'entrevoir ‘see each other’, from voir ‘to see’, on the pattern of vue ‘a view’.
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