Meaning & use
interview
A formal meeting in which one person asks another questions to assess them or gather information.
See it in a sentence
She prepared for days before her job interview at the accounting firm.
The reporter conducted an interview with the mayor about the new housing plan.
A note on using this word
Interview covers both job-related evaluations and journalistic conversations, and functions equally as a noun and a verb.
Words with a similar meaning
conversationmeeting
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To ask someone a series of questions in a formal meeting to evaluate them or gather information.
The hiring manager will interview five candidates for the position this week.
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