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Definition of "interview" []

  • A formal meeting in person, especially one arranged for the assessment of the qualifications of an applicant. (noun)
  • A conversation, such as one conducted by a reporter, in which facts or statements are elicited from another. (noun)
  • An account or a reproduction of such a conversation. (noun)
  • Informal An interviewee: "I had been warned that [he] was a tough interview—that he doled out flip answers ... to questions he was tired of being asked” ( David Roberts). (noun)
  • To obtain an interview from. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "interview" in a sentence
  • "He told me this interview was his first and only \ "blogger interview\" as part of his book tour."
  • "There's an interview with musician / actor Common about his voice role on Gamer's Hell; and there's an interview* with producer Pete Wanat discussing the game's cast of Hollywood talent on Gamer's Hell."
  • "A foreign Newspaper wants to publish a report about the life in Egypt, So they send a female reporter to interview the common citizen in egypt. .when she arrives at cairo. .she picks a random guy, and starts her interview*"