What Is Interview? Definition And Usage Of This Term

WHAT IS INTERVIEW – In this topic, we will first know the definition of this term and how is this term used in sentences.

Definition

The Oxford Dictionary described this term as the following:

a meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.
a conversation between a journalist or radio or television presenter and a person of public interest, used as the basis of a broadcast or publication.
an oral examination of an applicant for a job, college admission, etc.
hold an interview with (someone).
question (someone) to discover their opinions or experience.

On the other hand, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines this term as the following:

a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)
a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person
a report or reproduction of information so obtained
to question or talk with (someone) to get information
to participate in an interview for a position

Synonyms

Here are the following synonyms of the term:

Etymology

It is derived from the French term entrevue, which is from s’entrevoir, which means to ‘see each other’.

Examples

Here are some of the examples:

They talked for a little while and then Carmen set up an interview time for that afternoon.
It is significant that Saul in his last unavailing struggle against the overwhelming forces of the Philistines sought through the medium of a sorceress for an interview with the deceased prophet Samuel.
And we know the thing is true, because since the time of that interview there is no piglet to be found anywhere.
The reason why the flood episode and the interview with the dead Eabani are introduced is quite clear.