Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interview

/ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-view
IPA: /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

Obsolete

noun

Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.

noun

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.

noun

A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.

noun

noun

A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

verb

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.

Transitive verb

verb

To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"To be present at an interview, as that famous of Henry the Eighth and Francis the First, so much renowned all over Europe[…], no age ever saw the like."
"(Aaron Burr narrating): It was at about this time that I learned exactly what it was that Hamilton had said of me, and knew that this world was far too narrow a place to contain the two of us. Hamilton's friend made one further attempt to get him off the hook but only further impaled the slanderer by remarking that should Colonel Burr wish to enquire of any other conversation of Hamilton concerning Burr, a prompt and frank avowal or denial would be given. This was too much. I told Van Ness to set a time and place for an interview [referring to a duel with pistols]."
"The reporter gave the witness an interview."
"He has a job interview on Saturday."
"It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job."
"He interviewed the witness."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-der. Old French entre- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Old French entreveoir Old French entreveue English interview From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/
British English: /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

interviews (plural) interviews (present, singular) interviewing (participle, present) interviewed (participle, past) interviewed (past)

Derived Forms

midinterview noninterview postinterview preinterview teleinterview interviewable interviewee interviewer reinterview uninterviewed

Phrases

exit interview interview under caution interview-worthy job interview pre-interview self-interview

Synonyms

audience consultation question

Questions

How do you pronounce interview?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/.
What does interview mean?: An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
Where does interview come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-der. Old French entre- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Old French entreveoir Old French entreveue English interview From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.

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