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   interpret

   /ɪnˈtəːprɪt/

   verb

   • 1. explain the meaning of (information or actions): "the evidence is difficult to interpret" Similar explainelucidateexpoundexplicateclarifymake clearmake plainilluminateshed light onthrow light onglosssimplifyspell outdecipherdecodesolveresolveuntangleunravelmake intelligibleunderstandcomprehendmake sense ofinformal:crack
   • ▪ understand (an action, mood, or way of behaving) as having a particular meaning: "he would no longer interpret her silence as indifference" Similar understandconstruetake to meantakereadseeregardexplain
   • ▪ perform (a dramatic role or piece of music) in a way that conveys one's understanding of the creator's ideas: "interpreting the music well takes hours of listening and experimentation" Similar portraydepictpresentperformexecuteenactrender
   • 2. translate orally or into sign language the words of a person speaking a different language: "I agreed to interpret for Jean-Claude" Similar translatetranscribetransliteraterewriteconvertparaphrase

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French interpreter or Latin interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret- ‘agent, translator, interpreter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interpretability noun
   • 2. interpretable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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     INTERPRET meaning: 1. to decide what the intended meaning of...

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     interpret definicja: 1. to decide what the intended meaning...

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     INTERPRET translate: 통역하다, 해석하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   To interpret is to give or provide the meaning of something, or to construe or understand something in a particular way. What’s the difference between interpret, elucidate, expound, and explain? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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   When you interpret something, you make sense of it. You could interpret a graph, a foreign language, or even Mona Lisa's odd smile. If you're ordering food in a foreign land, you may need someone to interpret the menu for you.

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