Agency Dictionary

Interview

nounPronunciation: /ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.vjuː/

In Portuguese: Entrevista

What does “Interview” mean?

A structured conversation where one participant asks questions and the other provides answers, conducted for journalistic publication, academic research, or employment assessment.

Etymology

From Middle French entrevue, "a meeting, a seeing each other", from s'entrevoir, "to see each other", from entre- ("between", from Latin inter-) and voir ("to see", from Latin videre). The English spelling was reshaped on inter- and view. The original sense was a formal meeting between two parties; the journalistic sense of a structured conversation for publication developed later.

Synonyms

conversation
dialogue
meeting
discussion
consultation

Word family

interviewee
interviewer
interviewing

Usage examples

This is an exclusive interview where he asked for an opportunity to speak his mind (or database.)

Source editions

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Creative.10 - PunkGPTAugust 14, 2023Read the edition

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