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immediate | interview |

As an adjective immediate

is ; immediate (without delay).

As a noun interview is

interview.

immediate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Assemble we immediate council.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
  • Very close; direct or adjacent.
  • * Shakespeare
    • You are the most immediate to our throne.
  • Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
  • embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)

    • Related terms

    * immediacy

    Derived terms

    * immediately

    Anagrams

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    interview

    English

    (wikipedia interview)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
  • *, 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.
  • 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.
    • The reporter gave the witness an interview .
  • A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
    • It was a dreadful interview ; I have no hope of getting the job.
  • A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

    • Derived terms

    * exit interview

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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 18-25
    • When she interviewed with Microsoft in August, she overlooked a small cut in salary and asked about long-term career opportunities — and quality of life.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

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