Interview

From Anglo-Norman entreveue (French: entrevue), feminine singular past participle of entrevÃ«oir, from entre- + vÃ«oir ("to see").

Full definition of interview

(plural interviews)

(obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures. 16th-19th c.

1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4: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 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.The reporter gave the witness an interview.
A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. from 20th c.It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.
A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation. from 20th c.

To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.He interviewed the witness.The witness was interviewed.
To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

2000, U.S. News and World Report: Volume 129, Issues 18-25When she interviewed with Microsoft in August, she overlooked a small cut in salary and asked about long-term career opportunities â€” and quality of life.