Definition of "interview" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

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

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.

   • 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.

   • 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.

verb

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.