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interview

noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɪn.(t)ɚ.vju/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈɪn.tə.vjʉː/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N T ER0 V Y UW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: audience

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The reporter gave the witness an interview.
  • He has a job interview on Saturday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An audition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He interviewed the witness.
  • A very famous journalist interviewed him.
  • The witness was interviewed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • She always interviews well.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

a conference (usually with someone important)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had a consultation with the judge
  • he requested an audience with the king

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consultation, audience

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: conference, group discussion

10

noun

Meaning 10

the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interrogation, examination, interrogatory

Narrower terms: job interview, employment interview, telephone interview

11

verb

Meaning 11

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: question

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: converse, discourse

12

verb

Meaning 12

discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We interviewed the job candidates

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: converse, discourse

13

verb

Meaning 13

go for an interview in the hope of being hired

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The job candidate interviewed everywhere

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: converse, discourse

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér 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.

Across languages

Translations

219 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: onderhoud — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Albanian: intervistë — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Arabic: مُقَابَلَة (muqābala) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Arabic: مُقَابَلَة (mugābala) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Armenian: հարցազրույց (harcʻazruycʻ) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Asturian: entrevista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Azerbaijani: müsahibə — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Belarusian: інтэрв'ю́ (intervʺjú) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Bengali: সাক্ষাত্কার (śakkhatkar) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Bulgarian: интервю́ (intervjú) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Burmese: အင်တာဗျူး (angtabyu:) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Catalan: entrevista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Catalan: interviu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Chinese Cantonese: 面談 /面谈 (min6 taam4) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Chinese: 訪問 /访问 (zh-min-nan) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Chinese: 採訪 /采访 (zh-min-nan) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 採訪 /采访 (cǎifǎng) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 走訪 /走访 (zǒufǎng) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 面談 /面谈 (miàntán) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Czech: interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Danish: interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Dutch: interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Dutch: vraaggesprek — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Esperanto: intervjuo — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Estonian: intervjuu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Finnish: haastattelu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • French: interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • French: entretien — conversation with journalist etc.
  • French: entrevue — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Galician: entrevista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Georgian: ინტერვიუ (inṭerviu) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • German: Interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Greek: συνέντευξη (synéntefxi) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Hebrew: רְאָיוֹן (re'ayón) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Hindi: साक्षात्कार (sākṣātkār) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Hindi: इंटरव्यू (iṇṭravyū) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Hungarian: interjú — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Icelandic: viðtal — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Ido: interviuvo — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Indonesian: wawancara — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Irish: agallamh — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Italian: intervista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Japanese: インタビュー (intabyū) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Japanese: 面談 (mendan) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Kazakh: сұхбат (sūxbat) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Kazakh: интервью (intervü) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Khmer: សម្ភាសន៍ (sɑɑsɑmphiəh) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Korean: 인터뷰 (inteobyu) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Korean: 면담 (myeondam) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Kyrgyz: интервью (intervyu) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Kyrgyz: маектешүү (mayekteşüü) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Kyrgyz: маек (mayek) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lao: ສັມພາດ (sam phāt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lao: ການສັມພາດ (kān sam phāt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lao: ສໍາພາດ (sam phāt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lao: ການສໍາພາດ (kān sam phāt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lao: ບົດສໍາພາດ (bot sam phāt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lao: ສອບສໍາພາດ (sǭp sam phāt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Latin: colloquium — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Latvian: intervija — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Lithuanian: interviu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Macedonian: интервју́ (intervjú) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Malay: wawancara — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Malay: temu bual — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Maltese: intervista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Manx: co-akin — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Māori: uiuinga — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Mongolian: уулзалт (uulzalt) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Mongolian: ярилцлага (jarilclaga) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Nepali: अन्तरवार्ता (antaravārtā) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: intervju — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Occitan: entrevista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Dari: مُصَاحَبَه (musāhaba) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Iranian Persian: مُصاحِبِه (mosâhebe) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Iranian Persian: اینْتِروْیو (intervyu) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Polish: wywiad — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Polish: interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Portuguese: entrevista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Romanian: interviu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Russian: интервью́ (intɛrvʹjú) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Scottish Gaelic: agallamh — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: интѐрвјӯ — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: intèrvjū — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Sicilian: ntirbista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Slovak: interview — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Slovene: intervju — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Spanish: entrevista — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Spanish: interviú — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Swahili: mahojiano — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Swedish: intervju — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Tagalog: pakikipanayam — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Tajik: мусоҳиба (musohiba) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Tajik: интервю (intervyu) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Tamil: பேட்டி (pēṭṭi) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Thai: สัมภาษณ์ (sǎm-pâat) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Thai: การสัมภาษณ์ (gaan-sǎm-pâat) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Turkish: mülâkat — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Turkmen: interwýu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Ukrainian: інтерв'ю́ (intervʺjú) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Urdu: اِنْٹَرْوْیُو (inṭarvyū) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Urdu: مُصاحِبَہ (musāhiba) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Uzbek: intervyu — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Uzbek: suhbat — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Vietnamese: cuộc phỏng vấn — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Vietnamese: bài phỏng vấn — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Volapük: bespik — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Walloon: responda — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Walloon: eterviou — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Welsh: cyfweliad — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Yiddish: אינטערוויו (intervyu) — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Yoruba: ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò — conversation with journalist etc.
  • Afrikaans: onderhoud — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Arabic: مُقَابَلَة (muqābala) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Armenian: հարցազրույց (harcʻazruycʻ) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Asturian: entrevista — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Belarusian: сумо́ўе (sumówje) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Belarusian: інтэрв'ю́ (intervʺjú) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Bulgarian: интервю́ (intervjú) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Bulgarian: бесе́да (beséda) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Bulgarian: сре́ща (sréšta) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Catalan: entrevista — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 面試 /面试 — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 面試 /面试 (miànshì) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Czech: přijímací pohovor — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Czech: osobní pohovor — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Esperanto: intervjuo — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Finnish: haastattelu — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • French: entretien — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • French: entrevue — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • French: entretien d'embauche — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • German: Vorstellungsgespräch — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • German: Interview — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • German: Bewerbungsgespräch — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • German: Einstellungsgespräch — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Greek: συνέντευξη (synéntefxi) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Hindi: साक्षात्कार (sākṣātkār) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Ido: konfero — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Indonesian: temu duga — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Irish: agallamh — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Italian: colloquio — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Japanese: 面接 (mensetsu) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Korean: 면접 (myeonjeop) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Latin: colloquium — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Malay: interviu — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Malay: temu duga — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Malay: wawancara — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Manx: co-akin — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Māori: uiuinga — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Norman: entréveue — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Iranian Persian: مُصاحِبِه (mosâhebe) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Iranian Persian: مُصاحِبِهٔ اِسْتِخْدامی (mosâhebe-ye estexdâmi) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Iranian Persian: مُصاحِبِهٔ کاری (mosâhebe-ye kâri) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Polish: rozmowa kwalifikacyjna — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Polish: rozmowa o pracę — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Polish: interview — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Portuguese: entrevista — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Romagnol: abucamént — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Romanian: interviu — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Romanian: interviu de prezentare — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Russian: собесе́дование (sobesédovanije) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Russian: интервью́ (intɛrvʹjú) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Serbo-Croatian: интѐрвјӯ — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Serbo-Croatian: intèrvjū — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Slovak: pohovor — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Slovak: rozhovor — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Slovak: interview — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Spanish: entrevista — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Spanish: interviú — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Swedish: intervju — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Tamil: நேர்முகத் தேர்வு (nērmukat tērvu) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Telugu: నెరుచూపు (nerucūpu) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Ukrainian: співбе́сіда (spivbésida) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Ukrainian: інтерв'ю́ (intervʺjú) — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Vietnamese: sự gặp gỡ — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Vietnamese: sự gặp mặt — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Welsh: cyfweliad — a formal meeting for the assessment of a candidate or applicant
  • Afrikaans: om 'n onderhoud te voer — to have an interview
  • Arabic: قَابَلَ (qābala) — to have an interview
  • Asturian: entrevistar — to have an interview
  • Bulgarian: интервюирам (intervjuiram) — to have an interview
  • Catalan: entrevistar — to have an interview
  • Chinese Mandarin: 訪問 /访问 (fǎngwèn) — to have an interview
  • Danish: interviewe — to have an interview
  • Dutch: interviewen — to have an interview
  • Esperanto: intervjui — to have an interview
  • Finnish: haastatella — to have an interview
  • French: avoir une entrevue — to have an interview
  • French: interroger — to have an interview
  • Galician: entrevistar — to have an interview
  • German: interviewen — to have an interview
  • Greek: συνεντευξιάζω (synentefxiázo) — to have an interview
  • Greek: παίρνω συνέντευξη (paírno synéntefxi) — to have an interview
  • Ido: interviuvar — to have an interview
  • Irish: cuir agallamh ar — to have an interview
  • Italian: intervistare — to have an interview
  • Japanese: 面接する (mensetsu suru) — to have an interview
  • Korean: 면접하다 (myeonjeophada) — to have an interview
  • Latvian: intervēt — to have an interview
  • Māori: uiui — to have an interview
  • Māori: patapatai — to have an interview
  • Occitan: entrevistar — to have an interview
  • Polish: przeprowadzać wywiad — to have an interview
  • Portuguese: entrevistar — to have an interview
  • Romanian: intervieva — to have an interview
  • Russian: интервьюи́ровать (intɛrvʹjuírovatʹ) — to have an interview
  • Russian: опра́шивать (oprášivatʹ) — to have an interview
  • Russian: опроси́ть (oprosítʹ) — to have an interview
  • Spanish: entrevistar — to have an interview
  • Spanish: interrogar — to have an interview
  • Swedish: intervjua — to have an interview
  • Thai: สัมภาษณ์ (sămpâat) — to have an interview
  • Vietnamese: phỏng vấn — to have an interview
  • Volapük: bespikön — to have an interview
  • Welsh: cyfweld — to have an interview
  • Welsh: cyf-weld — to have an interview
  • Ido: interviuvesar — to be interviewed
  • Māori: uiui — to be interviewed
  • Spanish: ser entrevistado — to be interviewed
  • Spanish: entrevistarse — to be interviewed
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