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/ˈɪntərvjˌu/ /ˈɪnərvjˌu/ Listen

noun

Interview n.

A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President.

A conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited. Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but apparently becoming general.

verb

Interview v. t. To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication. (Recent)

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Etymology of 'Interview'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Interview" Quotes from Famous Books

... to accept this proposition, agreeing that Isagani should talk to Senor Pasta that very day, and in the afternoon report to his associates at the University the result of the interview. ...

— The Reign of Greed - Complete English Version of 'El Filibusterismo' • Jose Rizal

... after Philip's first interview with the Comtesse Chantavoine, a visitor arrived at the castle. From his roundabout approach up the steep cliff in the dusk it was clear he wished to avoid notice. Of gallant bearing, he was attired in a fashion unlike the citizens of Bercy, or the Republican ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... to write on his card under his name, "Special and important business," and Mr. Hastings stared at it and frowned, and finally ordered his caller to be admitted to his library. It was in all respects a singular interview. Mr. Hastings was at first stiffly, and afterward ironically polite; listened with a sort of sneering courtesy to all that the young man had to say concerning Tommy and his companions, and when Theodore paused for a reply delivered himself ...

— Three People • Pansy

... for just one moment she seemed almost to droop and reel in saddle; then, with splendid rally, straightened up again, her eyes flashing, her lip curling in scorn, and with one brief, emphatic phrase ended the interview and, whirling Harney about, smote him sharply with her whip, ...

— A Daughter of the Sioux - A Tale of the Indian frontier • Charles King

... hear the result of this short interview on the doorstep, was also horrified to think of the disgrace brought on the family by the condition of Franky. "His nails is that black when he come home from school, and often as not his face smudged. What a sight to set ...

— Mrs. Day's Daughters • Mary E. Mann

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