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Interview
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- 1 An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. obsolete
"To be present at an interview, as that famous of Henry the Eighth and Francis the First, so much renowned all over Europe[…], no age ever saw the like."
- 2 a conference (usually with someone important) wordnet
- 3 Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
"(Aaron Burr narrating): It was at about this time that I learned exactly what it was that Hamilton had said of me, and knew that this world was far too narrow a place to contain the two of us. Hamilton's friend made one further attempt to get him off the hook but only further impaled the slanderer by remarking that should Colonel Burr wish to enquire of any other conversation of Hamilton concerning Burr, a prompt and frank avowal or denial would be given. This was too much. I told Van Ness to set a time and place for an interview [referring to a duel with pistols]."
- 4 the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists wordnet
- 5 A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.
"The reporter gave the witness an interview."
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- 6 A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
"It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job."
- 7 An audition.
- 8 A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.
- 1 To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview. transitive
"He interviewed the witness."
- 2 conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting wordnet
- 3 To be interviewed; to attend an interview. intransitive
"When she interviewed with Microsoft in August, she overlooked a small cut in salary and asked about long-term career opportunities — and quality of life."
- 4 discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation wordnet
- 5 go for an interview in the hope of being hired wordnet
Etymology
From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.
From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.
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