Collocations for "interview"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "interview" in context.
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interview
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [radio, TV, magazine, newspaper] interview
- an exclusive interview (with)
- a live interview
- an interview on live TV
- in a recent interview with
- in an interview from [Beijing]
- an interview with the [star, president, actress, Nobel Prize winner]
- [during, in] my interview with
- a [job, vacancy] interview
- have a job interview (on Monday)
- have a phone interview
- have an interview by phone
- had an interview (with)
- [preparing, getting ready] for my interview (with)
- [nailed, bombed, blew] the interview
- an interview to [discuss, determine, learn]
- the interview will be conducted by
- the interview will be in front of
- [said, mentioned, claimed] in the interview (that)
- was quoted in the interview as
- [difficult, easy] interview questions
- the interview process
- interview potential [employees, clients, roommates]
- interview several [people, candidates, potentials]
- have interviewed [people] from [around the world, all walks of life]
- interviewing [actors, film stars, politicians, celebrities]
- we are [now, currently] interviewing for
- interviewing for the [job, position]
- interviewed by the [owner, board of directors, police]
- UK: interviewed (by police) about the [incident, disappearance]
- interviewed (by the police) about the [incident, disappearance]
- interviewed [in person, in a café, by phone, by video conference]
- interviewed to [learn, determine, discuss]
- interviewed and [hired, entertained, asked, quoted, examined]
- interviewed [twice, several times] (for)
- interviewed [on TV, on the radio, live]
- the [actor] was interviewed [on TV]
'interview' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
English
- French
- German
- Greek
- Swedish
- anxious
- appear
- arrange
- attend
- authority
- bomb
- calm
- celebrity
- challenge
- cold
- composed
- concern
- conduct
- contact
- corner
- courage
- downtown
- dread
- edgy
- excerpt
- excited
- exclusive
- extract
- fidget
- get
- grant
- hopeful
- in a spin
- initial
- job
- journalist
- lie
- lock
- luck
- minute
- mobile
- mysterious
- nail
- nasty
- officer
- outcome
- people
- personal
- point
- prep