First Known Use: 1514
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interview
noun in·ter·view \ˈin-tər-ˌvyü\
Definition of INTERVIEW
1
: a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)
2
a : a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person b : a report or reproduction of information so obtained
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Origin of INTERVIEW
Anglo-French entreveue meeting, from (s')entreveer to see one another, meet, from entre- inter- + veer to see — more at view
Rhymes with INTERVIEW
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INTERVIEW Defined for Kids
1interview
noun in·ter·view \ˈin-tər-ˌvyü\
Definition of INTERVIEW for Kids
1
: a meeting at which people talk to each other in order to ask questions and get information <a job interview>
2
: an account of an interview <We saw the interview on TV.>
2interview
verb
in·ter·viewedin·ter·view·ing
Definition of INTERVIEW for Kids
: to question and talk with to get information
— in·ter·view·er noun
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