interview
[noun]
Synonyms:
- meeting, audience, conference, consultation, dialogue, press conference, talk
[verb]
Synonyms:
- question, examine, interrogate, talk to

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English Thesaurus: ask, inquire/enquire, demand, interview, poll, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. in‧ter‧view¹ S2 W2 /ˈɪntəvjuː $ -ər-/ noun
[Word Family: noun: interview, interviewee, interviewer; verb: interview]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early French entrevue, from entrevoir 'to see each other, meet', from voir 'to see']

1. [uncountable and countable] a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out whether they are suitable for a job, course of study etc
interview for
an interview for a job on the Los Angeles Times
a portfolio of work presented at interview

2. [countable] an occasion when a famous person is asked questions about their life, experiences, or opinions for a newspaper, magazine, television programme etc
interview with
an interview with the president
newspaper/radio/television interview
Elton John gave an interview to Barbara Walters (=he answered her questions).
an exclusive interview (=one that is given to only one newspaper, programme etc)

3. [countable] an official meeting with someone who asks you questions:
a police interview

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. interview² S2 verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: interview, interviewee, interviewer; verb: interview]
to ask someone questions during an interview
interview somebody for something
We’re interviewing six candidates for the job.
interview somebody about something
The police want to interview you about the accident.
—interviewing noun [uncountable]:
interviewing skills

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

interview
noun
ADJ. face-to-face | telephone | group | in-depth | police a police interview with suspected terrorists
newspaper, press, radio, television | job I've got a job interview tomorrow.
VERB + INTERVIEW carry out, conduct, do, hold The survey team carried out over 200 interviews with retired people.
do, give (sb), grant (sb) He's a very private man and rarely does interviews.
attend, be called for, have
INTERVIEW + NOUN board, panel | techniques | procedure
PREP. in an/the ~ He said in an interview that he wanted to get married.
~ about The prime minister gave the paper an interview about his musical tastes.
~ between an interview between the French Foreign Minister and the President of Egypt
~ for an interview for the post of sales manager
~ with He had an interview with United Biscuits. an interview with the Vietnamese leader
PHRASES a round of interviews We're about to start the second round of interviews for the post.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

interview

have an interview
She has an interview next week for a teaching job in Paris.
go for an interview (also attend an interview formal)
I went for an interview at a software company yesterday.
get an interview
He was one of only five people to get an interview out of more than 100 people who applied.
be called/invited for (an) interview
Applicants who are called for interview may be asked to have a medical exam.
do an interview (also conduct an interview formal)
The interview was conducted in French.
give somebody an interview (=interview someone)
We gave her an interview, but decided not to offer her the job.
a job interview
Try to predict the questions you might get in your job interview.
an informal/formal interview
Applicants will normally have an informal interview with the manager.
One out of every six candidates reached the formal interview.
the first interview (also the preliminary interview formal)
He felt the first interview had gone well.
a second/follow-up interview (=a more detailed interview after you have been successful in a previous interview)
She was asked back for a second interview.
a mock interview (=one that you do for practice, rather than a real interview)
Mock interviews are one way in which students can improve their job-seeking skills.
a face-to-face interview (=in which people meet in person)
I had to do a face-to-face interview followed by an entry test.
a telephone interview
The first stage is a telephone interview.
interview technique
The book gives some useful advice on interview technique.
an interview question
Some of the interview questions were quite difficult to answer.
the interview panel (=the group of people interviewing someone)
The interview panel were very impressed with her enthusiasm.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ask to speak or write to someone to get an answer:
Did you ask about the price?
They asked me a lot of questions.
inquire/enquire /ɪnˈkwaɪə $ -ˈkwaɪr/ formal to ask someone for information about something:
I’m writing to inquire about the job that was advertised in yesterday’s ‘Times’.
demand especially written to ask a question in a firm or angry way:
‘Why didn’t you call me?’, she demanded.
interview to ask someone questions, to find out if they are suitable for a job, or as part of a television or radio interview:
When they interviewed me for the job, they didn’t mention the salary.
David Letterman has interviewed all the stars.
poll to officially ask a lot of people in order to find out their opinion on something:
Over 1,000 people were polled for the report.
64% of the people we polled said that they approved of the way the government had handled the crisis.
question/interview to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information about a crime:
He was arrested and questioned by the police.
Detectives are interviewing the father of the missing girl.
interrogate to ask someone a lot of detailed questions, often in an aggressive way:
The men were interrogated by the US authorities for over six hours.
cross-examine to ask someone questions in court about the statements they made:
A second lawyer began to cross-examine the witness.
somebody is helping the police with their inquiries formal used in news reports when saying that the police are asking someone questions about a crime – especially when they think this person is guilty, but have not yet charged them:
He is helping the police with their inquiries in connection with the murder of Diane Jones.
ask for to tell someone you want them to give you something:
I’m going to ask for a pay rise.
order to ask for food or drink in a restaurant:
We ordered some more coffee.
Have you ordered yet?
request formal to ask for something:
The pilot requested permission to land.
I enclose the information you requested.
beg/plead to ask for something in an urgent way, because you want it very much and will be very unhappy if you do not get it:
He begged me for some money.
I’m not going to plead for forgiveness.
nag/pester to keep asking someone for something, in an annoying way:
She keeps nagging me for a new phone.
People were pestering him for his autograph.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

interview a meeting in which someone is asked questions, to find out if they are suitable for a job, or to help the police find out about a crime. Also used about someone being asked questions on TV, in a newspaper, in a magazine etc:
I’ve got another job interview tomorrow.
Since the police interview, she had changed her statement.
an interview with Keith Richards
interrogation an occasion when someone is asked a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats, usually by the police or the army:
He claims he was tortured during his interrogation.
Police interrogation methods have been questioned.
cross-examination an occasion when someone is asked questions about what they have just said, in order to see if they are telling the truth, especially in a court of law:
Under cross-examination, the only witness said she could not be sure about what she saw.
consultation a meeting with a doctor or an expert to discuss treatment or to get advice:
The therapist charges $100 for a half hour consultation.
Would you like to come back for another consultation?
audience a formal meeting with a very important person:
He was granted an audience with the Pope.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

question something that you ask someone, either when speaking or when writing:
Would anyone like to ask any questions?
I’ve emailed the hotel with one or two questions.
query /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ especially British English a question that you ask when you are not sure you have understood something or that the information you have is correct:
If you have any queries, please contact your travel agent.
Our staff are always available to answer customers’ queries.
inquiry (also enquiry especially British English) /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something:
We’ve advertised the house, and we’ve already received lots of enquiries.
The police have been making some inquiries in the area.
request a polite or formal question asking for something that you want or need:
The bank said ‘no’ to our request for more money.
You must make your request in writing.
interrogate to keep asking a lot of questions for a long time, sometimes using threats, in order to get information:
He was interrogated by US agents about his alleged links to al-Qaeda.
interview to ask someone questions for a newspaper, TV programme etc, or to ask someone questions to find out if they are suitable for a job, course etc:
Did you hear him being interviewed on ‘the Today Programme’?
The woman who interviewed me offered me the job.
grill informal to ask someone a lot of difficult questions about something, in a way that is tiring or annoying:
She started grilling me about why I was so late coming home.
cross-examine to ask someone a series of questions in court about their previous statements, in order to find out whether they have been telling the truth:
The defence lawyer cross-examined the witness in order to test his evidence.
be helping police with their inquiries British English to be questioned by the police about a crime – used especially in news reports when the police think that this person may be guilty of the crime:
Last night, a 21-year-old woman was helping police with their inquiries.

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