Meaning

6 senses
  1. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.

  2. 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.

    He has a job interview on Saturday.

    Interview

    интервью́intɛrvʹjú

    інтерв'ю́intervʺjú

  3. 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.

    Vorstellungsgespräch, Interview, Bewerbungsgespräch

    собесе́дованиеsobesédovanije, интервью́intɛrvʹjú

    співбе́сідаspivbésida, інтерв'ю́intervʺjú

  4. An audition.

  5. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

  6. (obsolete)An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

More definitions
  • the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
  • a conference (usually with someone important)

Examples

474 sentences
  1. How did your interview go?

    Як пройшло ваше інтерв'ю?

    ruКак прошло твоё интервью?

    deWie ist dein Vorstellungsgespräch gelaufen?

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  2. How was your interview yesterday?

    Як пройшла вчорашня співбесіда?

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  3. It was a great interview.

    Це було чудове інтерв'ю.

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  4. Did your interview go OK?

    Твоя співбесіда пройшла нормально?

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  5. Tom was interviewed for the job.

    Том був на співбесіди щодо цієї роботи.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
conversation with journalist etc.:
a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant:
Русский
By meaning 2
conversation with journalist etc.:
a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
conversation with journalist etc.:
a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant:

Origin

From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëo

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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Forms

plural: interviews
Singularinterview
Pluralinterviews

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • a job interview
  • job interview
  • an an interview
  • job interview on
  • interviewed for the
  • was interviewed for

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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