interview

Signification

Verb

1. To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
2. To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

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.
4. A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
5. An audition.
6. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɪntəvjuː/

Étymologie

From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”).