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interview
noun
a
formal
meeting
in
which
an
employer
,
school
,
or
organization
asks
someone
questions
to
decide
if
they
are
suitable
for
a
job
,
place
,
or
opportunity
•
Maria
wore
her
smartest
suit
to
her
first
job
interview
at
a
busy
city
bank
.
Maria
wore
her
smartest
suit
to
her
first
job
interview
at
a
busy
city
bank
.
•
The
company
scheduled
ten
interviews
in
one
afternoon
to
find
the
perfect
graphic
designer
.
The
company
scheduled
ten
interviews
in
one
afternoon
to
find
the
perfect
graphic
designer
.
From
French
‘
entrevue
’ (
meeting
),
from
‘
s
’
entrevoir
’ (“
see
each
other
briefly
”),
first
used
in
English
in
the
mid-18th
century
.
noun
a
recorded
or
published
conversation
in
which
a
journalist
asks
someone
questions
for
television
,
radio
,
a
podcast
,
or
a
newspaper
•
The
singer
’
s
emotional
interview
on
live
TV
drew
millions
of
viewers
.
The
singer
’
s
emotional
interview
on
live
TV
drew
millions
of
viewers
.
•
Readers
loved
the
magazine
’
s
in-depth
interview
with
the
newly
elected
mayor
.
Readers
loved
the
magazine
’
s
in-depth
interview
with
the
newly
elected
mayor
.
See
earlier
sense
.
Media
use
spread
widely
with
the
growth
of
newspapers
in
the
19th
century
and
broadcasting
in
the
20th
century
.
verb
to
question
someone
in
a
planned
conversation
in
order
to
gather
information
,
especially
for
a
job
selection
,
news
story
,
or
research
•
The
journalist
will
interview
the
scientist
about
the
discovery
.
The
journalist
will
interview
the
scientist
about
the
discovery
.
•
Tomorrow
the
hiring
manager
will
interview
eight
candidates
for
the
open
position
.
Tomorrow
the
hiring
manager
will
interview
eight
candidates
for
the
open
position
.
From
the
noun
“
interview
”;
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
mid-19th
century
.
verb
to
ask
someone
questions
in
order
to
gather
information
,
especially
for
a
job
selection
process
or
for
a
media
report
•
Tomorrow
the
hiring
manager
will
interview
six
candidates
for
the
marketing
position
.
Tomorrow
the
hiring
manager
will
interview
six
candidates
for
the
marketing
position
.
•
The
reporter
interviewed
local
residents
about
the
sudden
power
outage
.
The
reporter
interviewed
local
residents
about
the
sudden
power
outage
.
Same
origin
as
noun
:
adapted
from
French
in
the
18th
century
;
verb
use
developed
soon
after
the
noun
.