Definition of interview in English:

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

1. 1.1A 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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   • ‘I spoke to the Spanish wire service and that led to an interview with a Mexican radio station, which was quite interesting.’
   • ‘In an interview with Cable Television, Lee said the proposal will only deter future democratic development in Hong Kong.’
   • ‘Councillors gained invaluable tips on how best they should approach radio and television interviews and build up good relationships with journalists.’
   • ‘Jorge himself began making appearances in schools and on public radio and gave interviews to newspapers and magazines.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘After my exclusive interview with the pigs' owner, every journalist was after him.’
   • ‘In four weeks he did 18 television interviews and 36 radio broadcasts alone.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘A third has more than 250 interviews from radio, television, newspapers, and scholarly journals.’
   • ‘She spent Monday morning doing television and radio interviews and followed that up with an afternoon of newspaper press conferences.’
   • ‘In an interview with a television news reporter, the minister said some farmers were still mistreating their workers.’
   • ‘His critics in the party also shunned his long-time penchant for rushing to Dublin for radio and television interviews with RTE.’
   • ‘It is based on a true story, framed by an investigative journalist's interview with his elusive subject and told mostly in flashback.’
   • ‘He also gave an interview with a Dutch radio station, the web audio transcript of which a Dutch friend kindly located for me.’
   • ‘His staff is expected to complain about a heated interview with him broadcast on Scottish Television.’
   • ‘Also, I did an interview with a journalist from a woman's magazine yesterday, about parent bloggers.’
   • ‘As the president battles back on the war in Iraq with a series of television interviews, are journalists giving him a fair hearing?’
   • ‘I remember a television interview with him early in his career, at the Belgian Grand Prix.’
   • ‘This is why presidents give interviews to television journalists.’
2. 1.2An 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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   • ‘Each of us can articulate a kind of formal Australian that we might use at work, for meetings, job interviews and the like.’
   • ‘Three potential students have already been invited for an interview at the college next week.’
   • ‘The lucky few were selected after three rounds of examinations and interviews.’
   • ‘He is now seeking admission to a post-graduate course in Social Work and has already faced an interview at Loyola College.’
   • ‘Furthermore, a consular official must interview applicants unless the interview is waived.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘After four auditions, an interview and written examination Joseph was accepted into the course of music performance.’
   • ‘The 17 year old's application to study medicine was rejected after an interview at Magdalen College, Oxford.’
   • ‘He is also taking his campaign to Britain and interviews with applicants from both countries will take place in London early next year.’
   • ‘Though this is not possible under all circumstances, this is relevant when you are going for an interview for a college admission.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘Perhaps not surprisingly, the researchers found that employers were considerably more likely to offer interviews and jobs to applicants with white names.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘She was selected from 3,000 applicants after two interviews to attend the 1950s-style boarding school.’
   • ‘Now the sub-committee must sit down this week and examine the applications and will conduct interviews with the six men.’
   • ‘Candidates are selected by in-person interviews only.’
   • ‘College officials feared about a dozen students had lost work that they needed for pre-entry interviews at other colleges.’
   • ‘According to the election regulation, the council's 11 factions would select the candidates through interviews.’
3. 1.3A session of formal questioning of a person by the police.
   Example sentences

   • ‘The police interview of the first defendant took place only in January 2002.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘The conclusion of the prosecution case were interviews that the police had had with the Appellant.’
   • ‘He failed to recall these details and the entire Blackpool trip in police interviews in 1997.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘Highly questionable police interviews of the suspect were conducted.’
   • ‘The evidence in chief of the complainant was given at trial in the form of a video of her interview in the police station.’
   • ‘It regards a course of official questioning by a police officer as an interview.’
   • ‘The man was due to spend a second night at Scunthorpe Police Station, with interviews again today.’
   • ‘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.’
   • ‘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 said that during four interviews with detectives, police had produced no evidence of that he was involved in the break-in.’
   • ‘However the tapes of all the police interviews were subsequently produced to counsel and were made exhibits in this trial.’
   • ‘The jury could accept the admissions made by the appellant in the course of the interview with police officers.’
   • ‘I was in conversation with the respondent about his views on the tape-recording of formal interviews at the police station.’
   • ‘Firstly, she gave a very full account in long interviews with experienced police officers.’

1 Hold an interview with (someone)

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

   • ‘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.’
   • ‘He had the grades and the references from his school, and according to his teachers he would interview well.’
   • ‘If he interviews well with prospective teams and shows a penchant for receiving out of the backfield, he'll go high in the draft.’