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interview
CEFRA1
/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A meeting where someone is asked questions for a purpose.
- 02
verb
To ask someone questions during a formal meeting.
Examples
I felt really nervous before the interview.
She cried bitterly at a press interview.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 1
Also pronounced
- /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA 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.
Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
More examples
In contextHow did your interview go?
He has a job interview on Saturday.
It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
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Origin
noun
From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- + view.