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Interview

Interview Meaning & Definition
Interview Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interview?

[n] a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
[n] the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"
[v] conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
[v] discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
[v] go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Interview: audience | consultation | question

Related Terms | Find terms related to Interview: appointment | appraisal | appraise | arrangement | assessment | attention | audience | audition | bargaining | bargaining session | blind date | bugging | catechize | check out | conclave | confab | confabulation | conference | confrontation | congress | consultation | convention | conversation | council | council fire | council of war | date | discussion | double date | ear | eavesdropping | electronic surveillance | engagement | engagement book | evaluate | evaluation | examine | exchange of views | eyeball-to-eyeball encounter | favorable attention | hearing | high-level talk | huddle | interchange of views | interrogate | listening | listening in | meeting | negotiations | news conference | palaver | parley | pourparler | powwow | press conference | pump | query | question | quiz | seance | session | sitting | sound out | summit | summit conference | summitry | talk | talk to | test | tryout | vet | vetting | wiretapping | worm out of

See Also | apply | conference | converse | discourse | employment interview | examination | group discussion | interrogation | job interview | telephone interview

Interview In Webster's Dictionary

\In"ter*view\, n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each other. See {Inter-}, and {View}.] 1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President. 2. A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited. Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.
\In"ter*view\, v. t. To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication. [Recent]

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