[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

interview \in"terview\, n. f. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see
   imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each
   other. see inter-, and view.
   1913 webster
   1. a mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a
      formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference;
      as, the secretary had an interview with the president.
      1913 webster

   2. a conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of
      eliciting information for publication; the published
      statement so elicited.
      1913 webster

   note: a recent use, originating in american newspapers, but
         apparently becoming general.
         1913 webster
see also:
inter- view 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

interview \in"terview\, v. t.
   to have an interview with; to question or converse with,
   especially for the purpose of obtaining information for
   publication. recent
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

interview
     n 1: the questioning of a person or a conversation in which
          information is elicited; often conducted by
          journalists; "my interviews with teen-agers revealed a
          weakening of religious bonds"
     2: a conference usually with someone important; "he had a
        consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience
        with the king" syn: consultation, audience
     v 1: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio
          reporting syn: question
     2: discuss formally with somebody for the purpose of an
        evaluation; "we interviewed the job candidates"
     3: go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "the job
        candidate interviewed everywhere"
see also:
consultation audience question 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

74 moby thesaurus words for "interview":
   appointment, appraisal, appraise, arrangement, assessment,
   attention, audience, audition, bargaining, bargaining session,
   blind date, bugging, catechize, check out, conclave, confab,
   confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consultation,
   convention, conversation, council, council fire, council of war,
   date, discussion, double date, ear, eavesdropping,
   electronic surveillance, engagement, engagement book, evaluate,
   evaluation, examine, exchange of views,
   eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, favorable attention, hearing,
   high-level talk, huddle, interchange of views, interrogate,
   listening, listening in, meeting, negotiations, news conference,
   palaver, parley, pourparler, powwow, press conference, pump, query,
   question, quiz, seance, session, sitting, sound out, summit,
   summit conference, summitry, talk, talk to, test, tryout, vet,
   vetting, wiretapping, worm out of

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