I. ˈintə(r)ˌvyü noun
Etymology: alteration (influenced by inter- ) of earlier enterview, from Middle French entrevue, from feminine of entrevu, past participle of ( s' ) entrevoir to see one another, meet, from entre- inter- + voir to see — more at view
1.
a. obsolete : a mutual sight or view
b. : a meeting face to face : a private conversation ; usually : a formal meeting for consultation : conference
candidates for the position were called in for interviews
c. : a transient or secret meeting (as of lovers)
the stolen interviews of those spring mornings — William Black
2.
a. : a meeting in which a writer or reporter or radio or television commentator obtains information from someone for publication or broadcast
b. : the statement so obtained
c. : a news story reporting or reproducing such a conversation
3. : a scheduled meeting between a teacher and a student for purposes of instruction or counseling
II. transitive verb
: to have an interview with : question or converse with especially in order to obtain information or ascertain personal qualities
interviewing job applicants
interview housewives about their color preferences
interviewing witnesses in a criminal investigation
interviewed the highest government officials and even strangers on buses — J.M.Mead
intransitive verb
: to carry on an interview
technique of interviewing
III. noun
: a person who is interviewed
he was our interview that morning — Sally Quinn
IV. intransitive verb
: to have an interview (as with a prospective employer)
one of my law school classmates interviewed with a … law firm in 1967 — Lana Borsook
interviewing for admission to graduate school