Interview - English meaning

noun

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.

Usage examples:

He asked for questions from members of the audience

noun

The people, considered as a group, who watch or listen to a performance, movie, public event, etc., either together in one place or separately

Usage examples:

A live/television audience, the magazine is trying to reach a younger audience., an audience with t…

noun

The people who watch a particular television programme or film, read a particular book, etc.

Usage examples:

To attract/reach/engage an audience the internet enables you to reach a global audience., target/ad…

verb

Solicit votes from (electors or members).

Usage examples:

In each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters

noun

An act of canvassing.

Usage examples:

A house-to-house canvass

verb

To go to each house in an area to find out how many people live there or what their opinions are, or to get support

Usage examples:

[ t ] candidates canvassed the city’s neighborhoods for votes.

noun

An informal private conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

The men clustered together for a quick confab

verb

Engage in informal private conversation.

Usage examples:

Peter was confabbing with a curly-haired guy

noun

An informal discussion, usually about one particular subject

Usage examples:

They had a quick confab to decide on a possible design.

noun

Conversation or discussion about something

Usage examples:

They were seen in close confabulation over a drink., work involved endless meetings, confabulations…

noun

A problem that makes someone produce false memories about events, or the false memories themselves

Usage examples:

Confabulation differs from lying in that the person is not consciously attempting to deceive., conf…

noun

The fact of an artificial intelligence (= a computer system that has some of the qualities that the human brain has, such as the ability to produce language in a way that seems human) producing false information

Usage examples:

We tried to fine-tune the model to reduce confabulation.

noun

A formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days.

Usage examples:

An international conference on the environment

verb

Take part in a conference or conference call.

Usage examples:

I conferenced with a senior analyst at the congressional research service

noun

A dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.

Usage examples:

Instead, opt for a locally grown cox, discovery or bramley apple - or a conference or williams pear.

verb

To ask detailed questions of someone, esp. during a trial, in order to discover if the person has been telling the truth

Usage examples:

Defense attorneys cross-examined the witness., [ u ] under cross-examination, she admitted she’d li…

verb

To ask someone detailed questions, especially in a law court, in order to discover if what they said earlier was true

Usage examples:

Expert witnesses were cross-examined on their statements about how the accident had occurred., unde…

noun

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Usage examples:

The book consisted of a series of dialogues

verb

Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem.

Usage examples:

He stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas

noun

Conversation between the characters in a story, such as in a book or movie

Usage examples:

[ u ] oscar wilde’s plays are famous for their witty dialogue., [ c ] we have held a number of meet…

noun

The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas.

Usage examples:

The committee acts as a forum for discussion

noun

The activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions

Usage examples:

Hold/have discussions with we will hold/have discussions with employee representatives about possib…

noun

The making of a judgement about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.

Usage examples:

The evaluation of each method

noun

The process of judging something's quality, importance, or value, or a report that includes this information

Usage examples:

Get/give/offer an evaluation before filing for bankruptcy, it is advisable to get an evaluation don…

noun

The process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Evaluation of this new treatment cannot take place until all the data has been collected., part of …

noun

A detailed inspection or study.

Usage examples:

An examination of marketing behaviour

noun

The act or process of carefully looking at someone or something to learn about its condition or to discover facts

Usage examples:

[ c ] you have to have a physical examination/exam in order to get life insurance., [ u ] the evide…

noun

The process of checking something carefully in order to discover new information or prove particular facts

Usage examples:

Examination of sth the review includes a detailed examination of city records., close/comprehensive…

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

verb

Ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally.

Usage examples:

He was interrogated by mi6

noun

The action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated.

Usage examples:

Would he keep his mouth shut under interrogation ?

noun

A process of asking someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

Usage examples:

One by one they were taken for interrogation., she was subjected to torture and lengthy interrogati…

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

Usage examples:

We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

Usage examples:

We scheduled the meeting for friday.

noun

The process of voting in an election.

Usage examples:

The country went to the polls on march 10

verb

Record the opinion or vote of.

Usage examples:

Over half of those polled do not believe the prime minister usually tells the truth

noun

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Usage examples:

The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated rad…

verb

Physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.

Usage examples:

Hands probed his body from top to bottom

verb

To search into or examine something

Usage examples:

[ i ] investigators are probing into new evidence in the case., [ t ] using a special instrument, t…

noun

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

Usage examples:

We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions

verb

Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.

Usage examples:

Four men were being questioned about the killings

verb

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

Usage examples:

Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Usage examples:

The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Usage examples:

The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

verb

To say words aloud, usually to give or exchange information; to speak

Usage examples:

[ i ] i talked with carol on the phone yesterday., [ i ] we talked about books., [ t ] the candidat…