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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

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTERPRETING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INTERPRETING definition: 1. present participle of interpret 2. to decide what the intended meaning of something is: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   interpret: [verb] to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTERPRET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INTERPRET definition: 1. to decide what the intended meaning of something is: 2. to express your own ideas about the…. Learn more.

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   Interpret definition: to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate. See examples of INTERPRET used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTERPRET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INTERPRET meaning: 1. to decide what the intended meaning of something is: 2. to express your own ideas about the…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTERPRET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate 2. to construe the significance or intention of 3. to convey or.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinterpret verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive] to decide that something has a particular meaning and to understand it in this way interpret something as something I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.; interpret something The research focused on how parents interpret the behaviour of their toddlers.; compare misinterpret

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinterpretation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French interpretation or Latin interpretatio(n-), from the verb interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret-‘agent, translator, interpreter’.

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    interpreting: 1 n an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious “he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables” Synonyms: interpretation , rendering , rendition Types: broad interpretation , judicial activism an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can ...

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    interpret: 1 v make sense of; assign a meaning to “How do you interpret his behavior?” Synonyms: construe , see consider , reckon , regard , see , view deem to be Types: show 19 types... hide 19 types... be amiss , misapprehend , misconceive , misconstrue , misinterpret , misunderstand interpret in the wrong way read between the lines read ...