| interview | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. | |
| 2. n. Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official nature. | |
| 3. n. 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. | |
| 4. n. A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. | |
| It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job. | |
| 5. n. An audition. | |
| 6. n. A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation. | |
| 7. v. To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview. | |
| He interviewed the witness. | |
| The witness was interviewed. | |
| 8. v. To be interviewed; to attend an interview. | |
