Meaning of INTERVIEW
Pronunciation: | | 'intur`vyoo
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
- [n] the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"
- [v] conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
- [v] discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
- [v] go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"
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| Synonyms: | | audience, consultation, question |
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| See Also: | | apply, conference, converse, discourse, employment interview, examination, group discussion, interrogation, job interview, telephone interview | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Interview A collection of interviews--of such figures as Arthur Miller, the Dalai Lama, Benazir Bhutto, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar--by famed journalist Claudia Dreifus. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\In"ter*view\, n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see
imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each
other. See {Inter-}, and {View}.]
1. 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.
2. A conservation, 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.
\In"ter*view\, 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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Dream Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Dreaming that you are at an interview indicates your anxiety over being judged by others. |
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | appointment, appraisal, appraise, arrangement, assessment, attention, audience, audition, bargaining, bargaining session, blind date, bugging, catechize, check out, conclave, confab, confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consultation, convention, conversation, council, council fire, council of war, date, discussion, double date, ear, eavesdropping, electronic surveillance, engagement, engagement book, evaluate, evaluation, examine, exchange of views, eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, favorable attention, hearing, high-level talk, huddle, interchange of views, interrogate, listening, listening in, meeting, negotiations, news conference, palaver, parley, pourparler, powwow, press conference, pump, query, question, quiz, seance, session, sitting, sound out, summit, summit conference, summitry, talk, talk to, test, tryout, vet, vetting, wiretapping, worm out of |
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