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Noun interview has 2 senses

interview - 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"
--₁ is a kind of interrogation, examination, interrogatory
--₁ has particulars: job interview, employment interview; telephone interview
Derived forms: verb interview₃, verb interview₂, verb interview₁
consultation, audience, interview - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
--₂ is a kind of conference, group discussion

Verb interview has 3 senses

interview, question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
--₁ is one way to converse, discourse

Derived forms: noun interview₁, noun interviewee₁, noun interviewer₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot interview Sue
interview - discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
--₂ is one way to converse, discourse

Derived forms: noun interview₁, noun interviewee₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot interview Sue
interview - go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"
--₃ is one way to converse, discourse

Derived form: noun interview₁
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue interview