to interview
862
2.7
- verb
- /ˈɪntərˌvjuː/
:
entrevistar a
- She prepared thoroughly for the chance to interview the famous author about her latest book.
- interview students
- interview participants
- interview women
So the day of interviewing Chris Ebank was surreal.
- So the day of interviewing Chris Ebank was surreal.
- And he tells the guy interviewing him, yeah, yeah, we can.
- So Carl Palmer went around and, like you said, interviewed people near death.
- Marquez AK AM, KBHD is interviewing Elon Musk.
- You, you when we were in Vienna and we interviewed Masood, right?
- They sat me down and they interviewed me and they got my blood.
- You know, years ago, Phil Donahue was interviewing Milton Friedman.
- I would love to interview his wife and Robert Harrison.
- You know, I was in talks to interview Gorbachev.
- What's going through your mind when you're sitting there interviewing a killer?
- Again, this isn't interviewing hundreds of people when I wrote this book.
Examples
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According to routine practice, clustered Eritrea-born patients continued to be interviewed through December 2013.
Academic text (2015) -
Four of the 16 coordinators contacted were unavailable to be interviewed. RESULTS: Assessment of Policies
Academic text (2013) -
I would like to interview you, though, one more time.
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I called the university and made an appointment to interview the professor who had written the book.
Academic text (2011) -
My director has asked me to interview an exceptional local law enforcement officer, and I'll tell you what, your name came up on our computer.
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Parents of all enrolled children were interviewed to collect demographic information and disease history.
Academic text (2013) -
Most of the caffeine researchers I interviewed do not drink coffee or tea.
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Through design thinking, students interviewed their peers and faculty and then built prototypes of the courtyard.
Academic text (2015) -
After being arrested and taken to a police station, Esmeralda is interviewed by Judge Sonorio.
Academic text (2011) -
Respondents were randomly chosen within the household by interviewing the adult with the most recent birthday.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To request information or an answer from someone
570
1.0
To ask someone questions to get information
142
6.5
To question someone carefully and formally to get information
53
3.1
To ask someone many questions in a formal way to find out facts
Compounds
68
1.8
A meeting where an employer asks someone who wants the job questions to see if they fit
A formal meeting where an employer asks someone applying for a job questions to see if they fit
A short meeting or call before the main interview to see if a candidate is suitable
How Intense
- Formal
142
6.5
- Informal
59
4.9
862
2.7
570
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interview comes from parts that mean 'between' (inter-) and 'see' (view). So to interview someone is to meet them and ask questions to find out about their ideas and experience.