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Added 9 October 2026

interview

/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ noun

In Latin: colloquium Wiktionary

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An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
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.

verb

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
He interviewed the witness.
To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
She always interviews well.

Origin

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

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