Definition of interview in English:

1A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.

1. 1.1 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.
   ‘a half-hour interview with the prime minister’

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   • ‘This is why presidents give interviews to television journalists.’
   • ‘In an interview with Cable Television, Lee said the proposal will only deter future democratic development in Hong Kong.’
   • ‘It is based on a true story, framed by an investigative journalist's interview with his elusive subject and told mostly in flashback.’
   • ‘Jorge himself began making appearances in schools and on public radio and gave interviews to newspapers and magazines.’
   • ‘I spoke to the Spanish wire service and that led to an interview with a Mexican radio station, which was quite interesting.’
   • ‘I remember a television interview with him early in his career, at the Belgian Grand Prix.’
   • ‘After my exclusive interview with the pigs' owner, every journalist was after him.’
   • ‘He also gave an interview with a Dutch radio station, the web audio transcript of which a Dutch friend kindly located for me.’
   • ‘Iranian television news carried an interview with a woman who had lost uncles and aunts and her two children, while her husband had suffered a broken back and legs.’
   • ‘In four weeks he did 18 television interviews and 36 radio broadcasts alone.’
   • ‘His staff is expected to complain about a heated interview with him broadcast on Scottish Television.’
   • ‘A third has more than 250 interviews from radio, television, newspapers, and scholarly journals.’
   • ‘As the president battles back on the war in Iraq with a series of television interviews, are journalists giving him a fair hearing?’
   • ‘Magazine articles, radio interviews and some television appearances have happened for me, so I feel good about that, too.’
   • ‘The documentary features exclusive interviews as well as radio and television footage from the time.’
   • ‘She spent Monday morning doing television and radio interviews and followed that up with an afternoon of newspaper press conferences.’
   • ‘Also, I did an interview with a journalist from a woman's magazine yesterday, about parent bloggers.’
   • ‘His critics in the party also shunned his long-time penchant for rushing to Dublin for radio and television interviews with RTE.’
   • ‘Councillors gained invaluable tips on how best they should approach radio and television interviews and build up good relationships with journalists.’
   • ‘In an interview with a television news reporter, the minister said some farmers were still mistreating their workers.’
2. 1.2 An oral examination of an applicant for a job, college place, etc.
   ‘I am pleased to advise you that you have been selected for interview’

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   • ‘The lucky few were selected after three rounds of examinations and interviews.’
   • ‘She was selected from 3,000 applicants after two interviews to attend the 1950s-style boarding school.’
   • ‘After four auditions, an interview and written examination Joseph was accepted into the course of music performance.’
   • ‘According to the election regulation, the council's 11 factions would select the candidates through interviews.’
   • ‘Perhaps not surprisingly, the researchers found that employers were considerably more likely to offer interviews and jobs to applicants with white names.’
   • ‘Candidates are selected by in-person interviews only.’
   • ‘He is now seeking admission to a post-graduate course in Social Work and has already faced an interview at Loyola College.’
   • ‘Every year the school spots children disillusioned with traditional study and through college and school interviews identifies those who would thrive doing more work-based learning.’
   • ‘Now the sub-committee must sit down this week and examine the applications and will conduct interviews with the six men.’
   • ‘College officials feared about a dozen students had lost work that they needed for pre-entry interviews at other colleges.’
   • ‘He is also taking his campaign to Britain and interviews with applicants from both countries will take place in London early next year.’
   • ‘Furthermore, a consular official must interview applicants unless the interview is waived.’
   • ‘Each of us can articulate a kind of formal Australian that we might use at work, for meetings, job interviews and the like.’
   • ‘The former Wimbledon College pupil, of Donnington Road, had been due to attend an interview at Carshalton College to train as a motor mechanic when he died.’
   • ‘Three potential students have already been invited for an interview at the college next week.’
   • ‘Though this is not possible under all circumstances, this is relevant when you are going for an interview for a college admission.’
   • ‘Candidates were due to arrive in Bradford tonight for the two-day selection process, but yesterday the council announced it was calling off the interviews after three applicants had pulled out.’
   • ‘The 17 year old's application to study medicine was rejected after an interview at Magdalen College, Oxford.’
   • ‘Health bosses travelled to Madrid last month for a first wave of interviews with 14 applicants.’
   • ‘During the interview, analyse applicants' skills and compare them with the job requirements to make a short list.’
3. 1.3 A session of formal questioning of a person by the police.
   Example sentences

   • ‘The evidence in chief of the complainant was given at trial in the form of a video of her interview in the police station.’
   • ‘The conclusion of the prosecution case were interviews that the police had had with the Appellant.’
   • ‘However the tapes of all the police interviews were subsequently produced to counsel and were made exhibits in this trial.’
   • ‘For the first time, pictures taken during police interviews show Britain's worst serial killer refusing to look at photographs of victims and claiming another elderly patient was a drug addict.’
   • ‘Particularly in view of the attitude that the appellant adopted during his interviews with the police, he is only entitled to a modest discount for his plea.’
   • ‘He said that during four interviews with detectives, police had produced no evidence of that he was involved in the break-in.’
   • ‘I was in conversation with the respondent about his views on the tape-recording of formal interviews at the police station.’
   • ‘It regards a course of official questioning by a police officer as an interview.’
   • ‘The jury could accept the admissions made by the appellant in the course of the interview with police officers.’
   • ‘Highly questionable police interviews of the suspect were conducted.’
   • ‘Firstly, she gave a very full account in long interviews with experienced police officers.’
   • ‘During a series of frank interviews at Alton police station, he admitted he had pushed a young Asian man he had seen apparently laughing at him near a lamp-post.’
   • ‘After a few tense moments, officers relieved him of the weapon and ammunition and escorted him to the Soi 9 police station for an interview.’
   • ‘He failed to recall these details and the entire Blackpool trip in police interviews in 1997.’
   • ‘The tape of the police interview of the appellant was to be transcribed, agreed, filed and served.’
   • ‘Despite being held for hours by police, his official interview ceased after only two questions when he refused to answer.’
   • ‘The man was due to spend a second night at Scunthorpe Police Station, with interviews again today.’
   • ‘Those who broke the law in the recent stings are undergoing formal interviews and police are considering whether to prosecute.’
   • ‘During the interview, the police officer left the room leaving the door unlocked.’
   • ‘The police interview of the first defendant took place only in January 2002.’

1Hold an interview with (someone)

1. 1.1no object, with adverbial Perform (well or badly) at an interview.
   Example sentences

   • ‘If he interviews well with prospective teams and shows a penchant for receiving out of the backfield, he'll go high in the draft.’
   • ‘He had the grades and the references from his school, and according to his teachers he would interview well.’
   • ‘They interview well and everything, and then when they come to writing, it is like, and duh…’
   • ‘You should consider attending an information session if you plan to interview well.’