interview

[US]/ˈɪntəvjuː/
[UK]/ˈɪntərvjuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. face-to-face conversation, formal meeting for evaluation
vt. & vi. to conduct a formal meeting for evaluation
vt. to have a meeting with someone for evaluation or information gathering.

Phrases & Collocations

job interview

interviewer

interviewee

pre-employment interview

panel interview

telephone interview

personal interview

exclusive interview

in-depth interview

interview method

group interview

depth interview

interview skills

interview content

focus group interview

structured interview

unstructured interview

Example Sentences

The interview was a real stinker.

to do extensive prep work for the interview

her amateurish interviewing technique.

each interview was audiotaped and transcribed.

he was going into the interview blind.

interviews in a Bombay eve-ninger.

impenetrable interviews with French intellectuals.

interviewed with a publishing company.

audiotaped the interview for replay on radio.

make the interview a two-way process.

interviews were given weekly.

The interview went off very badly.

The interview lasted about an hour.

The manager has an interview with us.

I'm interviewing all this afternoon.

A reporter interviewed eyewitnesses.

followed up her interview with a telephone call.

he sees interviews as a chore.

Real-world Examples

The Times has been granted an exclusive interview.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

See the job interview from their perspective.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

You know, I don't mind college interviews.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

We have an interview with Mr. Plympton.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

I did radio interviews and they asked.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2015 Collection

It posted an interview with a man.

Source: NPR News June 2013 Compilation

Uh, Supergirl gave us an exclusive interview.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

In 1995, I granted an interview with a newspaper in Singapore.

Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad

Do we decide to conduct our interviews at the department store?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 10 (Overseas Edition)

You remember I had a job interview, right?

Source: Emma's delicious English

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