(interviews, interviewing, interviewed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An interview is a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a job or a course of study.
The interview went well...
Not everyone who writes in can be invited for interview.
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2.
If you are interviewed for a particular job or course of study, someone asks you questions about yourself to find out if you suitable for it.
When Wardell was interviewed, he was impressive, and on that basis, he was hired...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, also be V-ed for n
3.
An interview is a conversation in which a journalist puts questions to someone such as a famous person or politician.
Allan gave an interview to the Chicago Tribune newspaper last month...
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4.
When a journalist interviews someone such as a famous person, they ask them a series of questions.
I seized the chance to interview Chris Hani about this issue.
VERB: V n
5.
When the police interview someone, they ask them questions about a crime that has been committed.
The police interviewed the driver, but had no evidence to go on.
= question
VERB: V n