English Online Dictionary. What means interview? What does interview mean?
English
Etymology
From Old French entreveue (French entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevëoir, from entre- + vëoir (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪntəvjuː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪntɚvjuː/
Noun
interview (plural interviews)
- (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. [16th–19th c.]
- Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature. [from 17th c.]
- 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. [from 19th c.]
- A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.]
- An audition.
- A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation. [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Belarusian: інтэрв'ю́ (intervʺjú)
- → Czech: interview
- → Danish: interview
- → Dutch: interview
- → Esperanto: intervjuo
- → French: interview
- → German: Interview
- → Italian: intervista (calque)
- → Japanese: インタビュー
- → Korean: 인터뷰 (inteobyu)
- → Lithuanian: interviu
- → Malay: interviu
- → Polish: interview
- → Portuguese: entrevista (calque)
- → Romanian: interviu
- → Russian: интервью́ (intervʹjú)
- → Spanish: entrevista (calque)
- → Ukrainian: інтерв'ю́ (intervʺjú)
Translations
Verb
interview (third-person singular simple present interviews, present participle interviewing, simple past and past participle interviewed)
- (transitive) To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
- (intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
Derived terms
- interviewee
- interviewer
Descendants
- ⇒ Cantonese: in (in1)
Translations
References
- “interview”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “interview”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
- Interview on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- interview on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from English interview.
Noun
interview n
- interview (conversation intended for recording statements for publication)
- poskytovat interview ― to give an interview
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- See vize
Further reading
- interview in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- interview in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English interview.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪntərˌvju/
Noun
interview n (plural interviews, diminutive interviewtje n)
- interview (conversation intended for recording statements for publication)
Verb
interview
- inflection of interviewen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Related terms
- interviewen
- herinterviewen
- interviewer
- interviewster
- geïnterviewde
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English interview. Doublet of entrevue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vju/, /in.tɛʁ.vju/
Noun
interview f or m (plural interviews)
- interview (by a journalist)
Derived terms
- interviewer
Further reading
- “interview”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English interview.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intɛrˈvju/
- Rhymes: -ɛrvju
- Syllabification: in‧ter‧view
Noun
interview n (indeclinable)
- (media) interview (conversation in which facts or opinions are sought)
- Synonym: wywiad
- Hypernym: rozmowa
- job interview (formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for)
- Synonyms: rozmowa kwalifikacyjna, rozmowa o pracę
- Hypernym: rozmowa
Further reading
- interview in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- interview in Polish dictionaries at PWN