interview

See also: Interview

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-der.
Old French entre-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *widēō
Latin videō
Old French veoir
Old French entreveoir
Old French entreveue
English interview

    From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”). Equivalent to inter- +‎ view.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
    • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/

    Noun

    interview (plural interviews)

    1. (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. [16th–19th c.]
      Synonym: audience
      • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 4:
        To be present at an interview, as that famous of Henry the Eighth and Francis the First, so much renowned all over Europe […], no age ever saw the like.
      • 1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 215:
        In the ninth century of our era an Arab traveller […] made his way by sea from Bassorah to India and thence to China. Arrived there, he sought an interview with the Chinese emperor, alleging as part of his credentials that he was of the family of the Prophet Muhammad.
    2. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature. [from 17th c.]
      • 1973, Gore Vidal, Burr , chapter 28:
        (Aaron Burr narrating): It was at about this time that I learned exactly what it was that Hamilton had said of me, and knew that this world was far too narrow a place to contain the two of us. Hamilton's friend made one further attempt to get him off the hook but only further impaled the slanderer by remarking that should Colonel Burr wish to enquire of any other conversation of Hamilton concerning Burr, a prompt and frank avowal or denial would be given. This was too much. I told Van Ness to set a time and place for an interview [referring to a duel with pistols].
    3. A 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. [from 19th c.]
      The reporter gave the witness an interview.
      He has a job interview on Saturday.
    4. A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.]
      It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
    5. An audition.
    6. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation. [from 20th c.]

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Translations

    Verb

    interview (third-person singular simple present interviews, present participle interviewing, simple past and past participle interviewed)

    1. (transitive) To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
      He interviewed the witness.
      A very famous journalist interviewed him.
      The witness was interviewed.
    2. (intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
      She always interviews well.
      • 2000, U.S. News and World Report: Volume 129, Issues 18-25:
        When she interviewed with Microsoft in August, she overlooked a small cut in salary and asked about long-term career opportunities — and quality of life.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • ⇒ Cantonese: in (in1)

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    Czech

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
    Proto-Indo-European *-tér
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
    Proto-Italic *n̥ter
    Latin inter
    Latin inter-der.
    Old French entre-
    Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
    Proto-Italic *widēō
    Latin videō
    Old French veoir
    Old French entreveoir
    Old French entreveue
    English interviewubor.
    Czech interview

      Unadapted borrowing from English interview.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈɪntɛrvjuː]
      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      interview n (indeclinable)

      1. interview (conversation intended for recording statements for publication)
        poskytovat interview ― to give an interview

      Further reading

      Dutch

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tərˌvju/
      • Audio:(file)

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from English interview.

      Noun

      interview n (plural interviews, diminutive interviewtje n)

      1. interview (conversation intended for recording statements for publication)
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      interview

      1. inflection of interviewen:
        1. first-person singular present indicative
        2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
        3. imperative

      French

      Etymology

        Borrowed from English interview. Doublet of entrevue.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        interview f or m (plural interviews)

        1. interview (by a journalist)

        Derived terms

        Further reading

        Polish

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
        Proto-Indo-European *-tér
        Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
        Proto-Italic *n̥ter
        Latin inter
        Latin inter-der.
        Old French entre-
        Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
        Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
        Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
        Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
        Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
        Proto-Italic *widēō
        Latin videō
        Old French veoir
        Old French entreveoir
        Old French entreveue
        English interviewubor.
        Polish interview

          Unadapted borrowing from English interview.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /in.tɛrˈvju/
          • Audio:(file)
          • Rhymes: -u
          • Syllabification: in‧ter‧view

          Noun

          interview n (indeclinable)

          1. (media) interview (conversation in which facts or opinions are sought)
            Synonym: wywiad
            Hypernym: rozmowa
          2. job interview (formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for)
            Synonyms: rozmowa kwalifikacyjna, rozmowa o pracę
            Hypernym: rozmowa

          Further reading

          • “interview”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
          • “interview”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

          Portuguese

          Etymology

            Unadapted borrowing from English interview.

            Noun

            interview m or f same meaning (plural interviews)

            1. (obsolete) synonym of entrevista [1890s–1950s]
              • 1893 June 23, “Um interview com Sarah Bernhardt [An interview with Sarah Bernhardt]”, Pelos theatros, in O Commercio de São Paulo, volume I, number 124, São Paulo, page 1, column 8:
                Um jornalista francez, residente no Rio, teve com a grande actriz um largo interview, que o Jornal do Commercio de ante-hontem publica por extenso, mesmo em francez.
                A French journalist living in Rio [de Janeiro] had a large interview with the great actress, which the yesterday's [issue of] Jornal do Commercio published in full, even if in French.

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