interview

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌɪntəˈvjuː/, SAMPA: /%Int@"vju:/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌɪntɚˈvjuː/, SAMPA: /%Int@`"vju:/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular interview

Plural interviews

1. (countable) An interview is when questions are asked formally.

   I was given an interview to see if I was right for the job.

   I need an interview was a celebrity.

Verb

Plain form interview

Third-person singular interviews

Past tense interviewed

Past participle interviewed

Present participle interviewing

1. When you interview someone, you give them an interview. That is you formally ask the person questions.

   I was interviewing the officials for the newspaper.

Related words

• interviewer
• interviewee