interview

An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.obsolete

• To be present at an interview, as that famous of Henry the Eighth and Francis the First, so much renowned all over Europe[…], no age ever saw the like.

Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.

• (Aaron Burr narrating): It was at about this time that I learned exactly what it was that Hamilton had said of me, and knew that this world was far too narrow a place to contain the two of us. Hamilton's friend made one further attempt to g

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.
• He has a job interview on Saturday.

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.

An audition.

A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.transitive

• He interviewed the witness.
• A very famous journalist interviewed him.

To be interviewed; to attend an interview.intransitive

• She always interviews well.