interview (noun)

  • 1interview — ► NOUN 1) an occasion on which a journalist or broadcaster puts a series of questions to a person of public interest. 2) an oral examination of an applicant for a job or college place. 3) a session of formal questioning of a person by the police …

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  • 2interview — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ face to face, in person (AmE), one on one (esp. AmE), one to one (BrE), personal ▪ phone (esp. BrE), telephone …

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  • 3interview panel — UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► a group of people who ask someone questions to see if they are suitable for a job or course: on an interview panel »There were five people on the interview panel. »The interview panel was impressed with his selling… …

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  • 4interview — noun 1》 a conversation between a journalist or broadcaster and a person of public interest. 2》 an oral examination of an applicant for a job or college place.     ↘a session of formal questioning of a person by the police. verb hold an interview… …

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  • 5interview — noun Etymology: Anglo French entreveue meeting, from (s )entreveer to see one another, meet, from entre inter + veer to see more at view Date: 1514 1. a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or… …

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  • 6interview — I noun audience, audition, colloquy, conference, congressio, conloquium, consultation, conversation, dialogue, discussion, exchange of views, hearing, meeting, mutual exchange, oral examination, question and answer, talk, verbal intercourse II… …

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  • 7interview — ▪ I. interview interview 2 verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to ask someone questions in a formal meeting in order to find out if they are suitable for a job: • She was appointed without any other candidates being interviewed. •… …

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  • 8interview*/*/ — [ˈɪntəˌvjuː] noun I 1) [C] a meeting in which someone asks another person, especially a famous person, questions about themselves, their work, or their ideas This is her first interview since becoming Olympic champion.[/ex] He doesn t give… …

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  • 9interview — I UK [ˈɪntə(r)ˌvjuː] / US [ˈɪntərˌvju] noun Word forms interview : singular interview plural interviews *** [countable] a meeting in which someone asks another person, especially a famous person, questions about themselves, their work, or their… …

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  • 10interview — in|ter|view1 [ ıntər,vju ] noun *** count a meeting in which someone asks another person, especially a famous person, questions about themselves, their work, or their ideas, in order to publish or broadcast the information: This is her first… …

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