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
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