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interview
- /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ UK
- /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/ Canada, US
- /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.
noun interviews
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An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
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.
Similar: audience
- 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 b
- 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.
- 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.
- An audition.
- A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.
verb interviews · interviewing · interviewed
- To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview. He interviewed the witness.
- To be interviewed; to attend an interview. She always interviews well.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: consultation, question, audience, interviewee, examination, investigation, debriefing, debrief, examine, inquiry, cross-examine, survey, interrogation, interrogate, ask, query
Translations
Every language
noun conversation with journalist etc.
| Español | entrevista, interviú |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인터뷰 inteobyu, 면담 myeondam |
| 日本語 | インタビュー intabyū, 面談 mendan |
| 中文 | 採訪 /采访 cǎifǎng, 走訪 /走访 zǒufǎng, 面談 /面谈 miàntán |
| हिन्दी | साक्षात्कार sākṣātkār, इंटरव्यू iṇṭravyū |
| Kiswahili | mahojiano |
| Português | entrevista |
| Français | interview, entretien, entrevue |
| Deutsch | Interview |
| Italiano | intervista |
| Ελληνικά | συνέντευξη synéntefxi |
| Română | interviu |
| Русский | интервью́ intɛrvʹjú |
| Tiếng Việt | cuộc phỏng vấn, bài phỏng vấn |
| العربية | مُقَابَلَة muqābala |
| עברית | רְאָיוֹן re'ayón |
noun a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
| Español | entrevista, interviú |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 면접 myeonjeop |
| 日本語 | 面接 mensetsu |
| 中文 | 面試 /面试 miànshì |
| हिन्दी | साक्षात्कार sākṣātkār |
| Português | entrevista |
| Français | entretien, entrevue, entretien d'embauche |
| Deutsch | Vorstellungsgespräch, Interview, Bewerbungsgespräch, Einstellungsgespräch |
| Italiano | colloquio |
| Ελληνικά | συνέντευξη synéntefxi |
| Română | interviu, interviu de prezentare |
| Русский | собесе́дование sobesédovanije, интервью́ intɛrvʹjú |
| Tiếng Việt | sự gặp gỡ, sự gặp mặt |
| العربية | مُقَابَلَة muqābala |
verb to have an interview
| Español | entrevistar, interrogar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 면접하다 myeonjeophada |
| 日本語 | 面接する mensetsu suru |
| 中文 | 訪問 /访问 fǎngwèn |
| Português | entrevistar |
| Français | avoir une entrevue, interroger |
| Deutsch | interviewen |
| Italiano | intervistare |
| Ελληνικά | συνεντευξιάζω synentefxiázo, παίρνω συνέντευξη paírno synéntefxi |
| Română | intervieva |
| Русский | интервьюи́ровать intɛrvʹjuírovatʹ, опра́шивать oprášivatʹ, опроси́ть oprosítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phỏng vấn |
| العربية | قَابَلَ qābala |
verb to be interviewed
| Español | ser entrevistado, entrevistarse |
|---|
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title = {interview},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interview},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
