interview

in|ter|view1 [ `ıntər,vju ] noun ***

count a meeting in which someone asks another person, especially a famous person, questions about themselves, their work, or their ideas, in order to publish or broadcast the information:

This is her first interview since she won the Olympics.

interview with: The magazine has an exclusive interview with the couple.

give an interview: He doesn't give interviews to the press.

a. count or uncount a formal meeting in which someone asks you questions to find out if you are the right person for a job, course of study, etc.:

get/have an interview: I've got an interview for a job as an interpreter.

call someone for an interview: She has been called for an interview, so she's optimistic.

b. count or uncount MAINLY BRITISH an official meeting in which the police ask someone questions about a crime:

The interview was terminated after two hours.

conduct an interview: There are recordings of the interviews conducted by the police.

c. count a meeting in which someone asks you a series of questions as part of a research project:

conduct an interview: I conducted in-depth interviews with dozens of former patients.

interview

in|ter|view 2 [ `ıntər,vju ] verb **

transitive to ask someone, especially someone famous, questions about themselves, their work, or ideas, in order to publish or broadcast the information:

He was interviewed on the radio this morning.

a. intransitive or transitive to meet with someone and ask them questions to find out if they are the right person for a job, course of study, etc.:

Applicants will be interviewed early next month.

b. intransitive or transitive to ask and answer questions to find out if you want to accept a job, apply to a college, etc.:

I'm interviewing now, and I'll accept the best offer I get.

c. intransitive or transitive MAINLY BRITISH if the police interview someone about a crime, they ask them questions about it: QUESTION

d. transitive to ask people a series of questions as part of a research project:

One hundred men will be interviewed during the two-year study.