interview

in·ter·view  (ntr-vy)

n.

1. A formal meeting in person, especially one arranged for the assessment of the qualifications of an applicant.

2.

a. A conversation, such as one conducted by a reporter, in which facts or statements are elicited from another.

b. An account or a reproduction of such a conversation.

3. Informal An interviewee: "I had been warned that [he] was a tough interviewthat he doled out flip answers ... to questions he was tired of being asked" (David Roberts).

v. in·ter·viewed, in·ter·view·ing, in·ter·views

v.tr.

To obtain an interview from.

v.intr.

To have an interview: interviewed with a publishing company.

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[French entrevue, from Old French, from feminine past participle of entrevoir, to see : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + voir, to see (from Latin vidre; see weid- in Indo-European roots).]

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inter·viewa·ble adj.

inter·view·ee n.

inter·viewer n.

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interview

Noun

1. a formal discussion, esp. one in which an employer assesses a job applicant

2. a conversation in which a well-known person is asked about his or her views, career, etc., by a reporter

Verb

to question (someone) [Old French entrevue]

interviewee n
interviewer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interview - the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds" interrogatory, examination, interrogation - formal systematic questioning employment interview, job interview - an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment telephone interview - an interview conducted over the telephone
	2.	interview - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" consultation, audience group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Verb	1.	interview - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting question converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	2.	interview - discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	3.	interview - go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation

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interview

noun 1. meeting, examination, evaluation, oral (examination), interrogation

noun 2. audience, talk, conference, exchange, dialogue, consultation, press conference

verb 3. examine, talk to, sound out

verb 4. question, interrogate, examine, investigate, ask, pump, grill (informal) quiz, cross-examine, cross-question, put the screws on (informal) catechize, give (someone) the third degree (informal)

Translations

interview [ˈɪntəvjuː] n (RADIO, TV etc) → entrevista

vt → entrevistar a

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interview [ˈɪntəvjuː] n (Radio, TV) → interview f;

(for job) → entrevue f

vt → interviewer, avoir une entrevue avec

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interview [ˈɪntəvjuː] n (for job) → Vorstellungsgespräch nt;

(for place at college etc) → Auswahlgespräch nt;

(Radio, TV etc) → Interview nt

vt (see n) → ein Vorstellungsgespräch/Auswahlgespräch führen mit; interviewen

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interview [ˈɪntəvjuː] n (RADIO, TV etc) → intervista;

(for job) → colloquio

vt → intervistare; avere un colloquio con

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interview

n interview [ˈintəvjuː]

a formal meeting and discussion with someone, eg a person applying for a job, or a person with information to broadcast on radio or television. onderhoud مُقابَلَه интервю pohovor; interview interview das Interview συνέντευξη entrevista usutlus مصاحبه haastattelu entrevue, interview רֵאָיוֹן भेंट intervju beszélgetés, interjú wawancara viðtal colloquio; intervista 面接 인터뷰, 면접 interviu, pokalbis intervija; [] tikšanās/saruna temuduga interview intervju wywiad entrevista interviu собеседование;интервью pohovor; interview intervju intervju intervju การสัมภาษณ์ görüşme, mülâkat 會見 інтерв'ю; бесіда اخباری رپورٹر اور کسی شخصیت کے درمیان مکالمہ cuộc phỏng vấn 会见

v

to question (a person) in an interview They interviewed seven people for the job; He was interviewed by reporters about his policies. onderhoud voer يُقابِل интервюирам mít rozhovor, interview interviewe interviewen παίρνω συνέντευξη entrevistar usutlema مصاحبه کردن haastatella interviewer לְרַאייֵן इंटरव्यू लेना intervjuirati (el)beszélget vkivel, meginterjúvol vkit mewawancarai eiga viðtal við intervistare 面接する ...과 인터뷰하다 kalbėtis (su), imti interviu intervēt menemuduga interviewen intervjue, ha samtale med przeprowadzać wywiad entrevistar a intervieva проводить собеседование; интервьюировать mať rozhovor / interview izpraševati intervjuisati intervjua สัมภาษณ์ görüşmek, mülakat yapmak 面試 мати бесіду; інтерв'ювати انٹرویو میں کسی چیز پر خیالات معلوم کرنے کے لیے سوالات کرنا phỏng vấn 面试

n interviewer

onderhoudvoerder مُقابِل، مُجري المُقابَلَه човек, който провежда интервю tazatel, -ka interviewer der/die Interviewer(in) αυτός που παίρνει συνέντευξη entrevistador usutleja مصاحبه کننده haastattelija intervieweur/-euse מְרַאייֵן साक्षातकर्ता onaj tko intervjuira aki beszélgetést folytat (vkivel), interjúvoló pewawancara spyrill; fréttamaður intervistatore, intervistatrice 面接者 인터뷰를 하는 사람 pokalbio vedėjas intervētājs penemu duga interviewer intervjuer przeprowadzający wywiad entrevistador reporter (care ia un in­ter­viu) интервьюер reportér, -ka izpraševalec osoba koja intervjuiše intervjuare ผู้สัมภาษณ์ mülâkat yapan kimse 會見者 інтерв'юер انٹرویو کرنے یا لینے والا người phỏng vấn 会见者