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interview

/ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/
nounverb

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  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.”

  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.”

  4. An audition.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.

    “He interviewed the witness.”

  2. To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

    “She always interviews well.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.

INTERVIEW at a glance

INTERVIEW has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + V 4 + I 1 + E 1 + W 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,416 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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