interview
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman entreveue (French: entrevue), from entreveer (entre- "inter-" + veeir "to see").
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
interview (plural interviews)
- (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. [16th-19th c.]
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4:
- 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.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4:
- Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official nature. [from 17th c.]
- 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. [from 19th c.]
- The reporter gave the witness an interview.
- A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.]
- It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
- A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation. [from 20th c.]
Translations [edit]
conversation with journalist etc.
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a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
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Verb [edit]
interview (third-person singular simple present interviews, present participle interviewing, simple past and past participle interviewed)
- To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
- He interviewed the witness.
- The witness was interviewed.
- To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
- 2000, U.S. News and World Report: Volume 129, Issues 18-25
- 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.
- 2000, U.S. News and World Report: Volume 129, Issues 18-25
Translations [edit]
to obtain an interview
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References [edit]
- interview in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- interview in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɪntərˌvju/
Noun [edit]
interview n (plural interviews, diminutive interviewtje)
- interview (3)
Verb [edit]
interview
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French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
interview m (plural interviews)
- interview (by a journalist)
