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transitive verb

: to explain or tell the meaning of : present in understandable terms

needed help interpreting the results

: to conceive in the light of individual belief, judgment, or circumstance : construe

: to represent by means of art : bring to realization by performance or direction

Synonyms

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expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation.

expounding a scientific theory

explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis.

elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit.

elucidate an obscure passage

interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something.

interpreting a work of art

Example Sentences

We need someone to interpret these results for us.

How should we interpret the law?

I interpreted his behavior to mean that he disliked me.

Every actor interprets the role of Hamlet a little differently.

Recent Examples on the Web

In Brazil, Lula beat Bolsonaro by just over two million votes out of a total population of 216 million, a close race that some interpreted as a surprising show of strength for Bolsonaro.

—Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2023

During the week, Trump repeatedly urged his supporters to protest the investigations in New York and elsewhere, exhortations that some lawmakers interpreted as calls to violence.

—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023

This information is not independently verified and should not be relied upon in making investment decisions or interpreted as investment advice.

—Nick Santhanam, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023

The strains in his work that some people interpret as cynical are often aching and personal.

—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023

Earlier in the week, a veteran Likud lawmaker, Yuli Edelstein, missed a preliminary vote in Parliament on part of the proposal, a move interpreted as an expression of discomfort with the program.

—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023

An intimidating transcript of his private phone conversations was delivered to him — via messages on his YouTube page — in what Korotkov interpreted as a threat from the Kremlin.

—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023

For example, state and federal privacy laws that many healthcare providers strictly interpret often mean parents aren’t involved in their adult children’s care.

—Phi Do, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023

Speaking of light: The various screens in your life all put out a lot of blue light, which your body interprets as sunlight.

—WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French interpreter, from Latin interpretari, from interpret-, interpres agent, negotiator, interpreter

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of interpret was
in the 14th century

Dictionary Entries Near interpret

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“Interpret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interpret. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English interpreten, from Old French enterpreter, (French interpréter), from Latin interpretor (“to explain, expound, interpret”), past participle interpretatus, from interpres (“an agent, broker, explainer, interpreter, negotiator”), from inter (“between”) + -pres, probably the root of pretium (“price”); -pres is probably connected with Ancient Greek φράζειν (phrázein, “to point out, show, explain, declare, speak”), from which φραδή (phradḗ, “understanding”), φράσις (phrásis, “speech”); see phrase.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt/

Verb[edit]

interpret (third-person singular simple present interprets, present participle interpreting, simple past and past participle interpreted)

To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.

to interpret an Indian speech
- The Holy Bible, Matthew i. 23.
  
  Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
- The Holy Bible, Genesis xli. 8.
  
  And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
- 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
  
  The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. […] who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.
To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation

The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill.

The way the musician interpreted a sonata was quite special.

an artist interprets a landscape
(intransitive) To convey what a user of one language is saying or signing, in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating, to a user of a different language

He interpreted at the meeting between the Chinese and French associates.
(computing, transitive) To analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance.

Synonyms[edit]

translate, explain, solve, render, expound, elucidate, decipher, unfold, unravel

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interpretted
interpretable
interpretation
interpretative
interpret away
interpreter
interpretive
misinterpret
reinterpret

Translations[edit]

to explain or tell the meaning of

Arabic: فَسَّرَ‎ (fassara), أَوَّلَ‎ (ar) (ʔawwala)
Belarusian: інтэрпрэтава́ць impf or pf (interpretavácʹ)
Bulgarian: тълкувам (bg) (tǎlkuvam), обяснявам (bg) (objasnjavam)
Catalan: interpretar (ca)
Czech: vyložit (cs)
Dutch: interpreteren (nl)
Esperanto: interpreti
Finnish: tulkita (fi) (to translate orally); tulkita (fi) (in other senses)
German: interpretieren (de)
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaskeirjan)
Greek: ερμηνεύω (el) (erminévo)

Ancient: ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō)
Hebrew: דּוֹבֵב‎ (he) (dovév)
Hungarian: értelmez (hu), magyaráz (hu), megfejt (hu)
Italian: interpretare (it)
Japanese: 解説する (ja) (かいせつする, kaisetsu suru)
Korean: 해석하다 (ko) (haeseok-hada)
Latin: interpretor
Macedonian: протолкува pf (protolkuva)
Maori: whakamāori
Polish: interpretować (pl) impf, zinterpretować (pl) pf
Portuguese: interpretar (pt)
Romanian: interpreta (ro)
Russian: объясня́ть (ru) impf (obʺjasnjátʹ), объясни́ть (ru) pf (obʺjasnítʹ); толкова́ть (ru) impf (tolkovátʹ), истолкова́ть (ru) pf (istolkovátʹ), интерпрети́ровать (ru) (interpretírovatʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: eadar-mhìnich
Spanish: explicar (es), exponer (es), interpretar (es)
Swedish: tolka (sv)
Thai: ตีความ (th) (dtii-kwaam)
Ukrainian: тлума́чити impf (tlumáčyty), витлума́чувати impf (vytlumáčuvaty), ви́тлумачити pf (výtlumačyty), інтерпретува́ти impf or pf (interpretuváty)
Vietnamese: diễn giải (vi)
Yiddish: טײַטשן‎ (taytshn)

to apprehend and represent by means of art

Bulgarian: интерпретирам (bg) (interpretiram)
Catalan: interpretar (ca)
Czech: interpretovat
Finnish: tulkita (fi)
French: interpréter (fr)
German: interpretieren (de)
Greek: ερμηνεύω (el) (erminévo)
Hungarian: (perform): előad (hu), (render): tolmácsol (hu)
Italian: interpretare (it)
Japanese: 演奏する (ja) (えんそうする, ensō suru), 演出する (ja) (えんしゅつする, enshutsu suru)
Latin: interpretor
Portuguese: interpretar (pt)
Romanian: interpreta (ro)
Russian: интерпрети́ровать (ru) impf (interpretírovatʹ)
Spanish: interpretar (es)
Swedish: tolka (sv)

to act as an interpreter

Azerbaijani: dilmanclıq etmək, şifahi tərcümə etmək
Belarusian: (ву́сна) пераклада́ць (be) impf (pjerakladácʹ), перакла́сці (be) pf (pjeraklásci)
Bulgarian: превеждам (устно) (preveždam (ustno))
Catalan: interpretar (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 翻譯／翻译 (zh) (fānyì), 傳譯／传译 (zh) (chuányì)
Czech: tlumočit
Dutch: vertalen (nl), tolken (nl)
Finnish: tulkata (fi)
French: traduire (fr), interpréter (fr)
German: dolmetschen (de), übersetzen (de)
Greek: διερμηνεύω (el) (dierminévo)

Ancient: μεταφράζω (metaphrázō)
Hungarian: (orally): tolmácsol (hu), (translate in general): fordít (hu)
Italian: interpretare (it)
Japanese: 通訳する (ja) (つうやくする, tsūyaku suru)
Khmer: បកប្រែ (bɑɑk prae)
Korean: 통역하다 (ko) (tong’yeok-hada)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: tolke

Nynorsk: tolke
Portuguese: traduzir (pt)
Romanian: traduce (ro), interpreta (ro)
Russian: переводи́ть (ru) impf (perevodítʹ), перевести́ (ru) pf (perevestí)
Scottish Gaelic: eadar-mhìnich
Spanish: interpretar (es)
Swedish: tolka (sv)
Thai: แปล (th) (bplɛɛ)
Vietnamese: dịch (vi)

References[edit]

interpret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
“interpret”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Czech[edit]

Noun[edit]

interpret m

(programming) interpreter

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin interpres.

Noun[edit]

interpret m (feminine equivalent interpretka)

performer

Declension[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French interprèt, from Latin interpres.

Noun[edit]

interpret m (plural interpreți)

interpreter

Declension[edit]

Источник

интерпретировать, толковать, переводить, объяснять, растолковать

глагол ↓

- толковать, интерпретировать

nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prejudice other agreements — ничто в настоящем Соглашении не будет толковаться в ущерб другим соглашениям

- раскрывать замысел, содержание (пьесы, музыкального произведения); передавать (настроение, переживания)

an actor interprets a character in a play — актёр раскрывает образ в пьесе
to interpret a role — трактовать, толковать роль

- истолковывать, объяснять, расценивать

to interpret smb.’s silence as consent — понимать /расценивать, истолковывать/ чьё-л. молчание как согласие
to interpret smb.’s actions [intentions] — объяснять /истолковывать/ чьи-л. поступки [намерения]

- переводить устно; быть устным переводчиком

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

to interpret dreams — толковать сны
to evaluate / interpret facts — оценивать факты
to interpret for foreign visitor — переводить иностранному гостю
to interpret wrongly — толковать неправильно
to interpret a law — толковать закон
to interpret / read an X-ray — делать заключения на основе рентгеновского снимка
interpret information — анализировать информацию
interpret constitutionally — толковать с точки зрения конституции
interpret data — толковать данные
interpret divergently — толковать вразрез с общепринятым мнением

Примеры с переводом

How do you interpret his behavior?

Как вы можете объяснить его поведение?

How should we interpret the law?

Как нам следует толковать /понимать/ этот закон?

I had to interpret the speech to them.

Мне пришлось перевести им эту речь.

Be careful, your silence could be interpreted as an admission of guilt.

Будь осторожен, твое молчание могут принять за признание вины.

How is one to interpret such actions?

Как можно трактовать эти действия?

I interpreted his behavior to mean that he disliked me.

Я воспринял его поведение как знак того, что я ему не нравлюсь.

Every actor interprets the role of Hamlet a little differently.

Каждый актер исполняет /раскрывает/ роль Гамлета немного по-своему.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

interpreter — переводчик, интерпретатор, истолкователь
misinterpret — неверно истолковывать, перевирать, перетолковывать, неверно понимать
interpretive — пояснительный
reinterpret — истолковать по-новому, давать новое, другое истолкование чему-л., давать иное…
interpretable — поддающийся толкованию

Формы слова

Источник

interpret

[ınʹtɜ:prıt]

1. 1) толковать, интерпретировать

nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to prejudice other agreements — ничто в настоящем Соглашении не будет толковаться в ущерб другим соглашениям

2) раскрывать замысел, содержание (); передавать ()

an actor interprets a character in a play — актёр раскрывает образ в пьесе

to interpret a role — толковать роль

3) истолковывать, объяснять, расценивать

to interpret smb.’s silence as consent — понимать /расценивать, истолковывать/ чьё-л. молчание как согласие

to interpret smb.’s actions [intentions] — объяснять /истолковывать/ чьи-л. поступки [намерения]

2. переводить устно; быть устным переводчиком

Новый большой англо-русский словарь.
2001.

Смотреть что такое «interpret» в других словарях:

interpret — INTERPRÉT, Ă, interpreţi, te, s.m. şi f. 1. Persoană care traduce pe loc şi oral ceea ce spune cineva în altă limbă, mijlocind astfel înţelegerea dintre două sau mai multe persoane; translator, tălmaci. 2. fig. Persoană care exprimă năzuinţele… … Dicționar Român
interpret — in·ter·pret /in tər prət/ vt: to explain or tell the meaning of (as a document) esp. in order to determine intent they must interpret the provisions of the Constitution L. H. Tribe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Interpret — In*ter pret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interpreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interpreting}.] [F. interpr[^e]ter, L. interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpres interpeter, agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of pretium price. See {Price} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interpret — [in tʉr′prət] vt. [ME interpreten < MFr intepréter < L interpretari < interpres, agent between two parties, broker, interpreter] 1. to explain the meaning of; make understandable [to interpret a poem] 2. to translate (esp. oral remarks)… … English World dictionary
Interpret — In*ter pret, v. i. To act as an interpreter. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Interpret — steht für: eine Person, die (meist aufgrund einer vorangegangen Analyse) eine Deutung vornimmt, siehe Interpretation in der Musik darüber auch den Darbieter eines Werks, siehe Interpretation (Musik) in der Softwaretechnik ein Computerprogramm,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Interpret — (v. lat.), 1) Unterhändler; 2) Dolmetscher, Ausleger. Daher Interpretiren, auslegen, erklären. Interpretation, Auffindung u. Darstellung des wahren Sinnes einer Schrift od. einer einzelnen Stelle, daher so v.w. Auslegung, Erklärung: A) Die I.… … Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon
Interprēt — (lat.), Dolmetsch, Erklärer … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Interpret — (lat. interpres, bei Tertullian interpretator), die Mittelsperson, der Unterhändler (z.B. für Bestechungen bei den Wahlen im alten Rom), Dolmetscher, Ausleger, Erklärer, Uebersetzer. I.ation, die Auslegung, Erklärung im allgemeinsten Sinne; s.… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
intèrprēt — m 〈G interpréta〉 ekspr., {{c=1}}v. {{ref}}interpretator{{/ref}} … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
Interpret — Interpret,der:1.⇨Erklärer–2.⇨Sänger(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

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in·ter·pret

(ĭn-tûr′prĭt)

v. in·ter·pret·ed, in·ter·pret·ing, in·ter·prets

v.tr.

1. To explain the meaning of: The newspapers interpreted the ambassador’s speech as an attempt at making peace. See Synonyms at explain.

2. To understand the significance of; construe: interpreted his smile to be an agreement; interpreted the open door as an invitation.

3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism: The actor interpreted the character with great subtlety.

4. To translate from one language into another: interpreted the ambassador’s remarks for the assembly.

v.intr.

To serve as an interpreter for speakers of different languages.

[Middle English interpreten, from Old French interpreter, from Latin interpretārī, from interpres, interpret-, negotiator, explainer; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

in·ter′pret·a·bil′i·ty, in·ter′pret·a·ble·ness n.

in·ter′pret·a·ble adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

interpret

(ɪnˈtɜːprɪt)

1. (tr) to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate

2. (tr) to construe the significance or intention of: to interpret a smile as an invitation.

3. (tr) to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance

4. (intr) to act as an interpreter; translate orally

[C14: from Latin interpretārī, from interpres negotiator, one who explains, from inter- + -pres, probably related to pretium price]

inˈterpretable adj

inˌterpretaˈbility, inˈterpretableness n

inˈterpretably adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•ter•pret

(ɪnˈtɜr prɪt)

v.t.

1. to give or provide the meaning of; explain; elucidate: to interpret a parable.

2. to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable.

3. to translate orally.

4. to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.

5. to perform (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one’s own understanding or sensitivity.

v.i.

6. to translate what is said in a foreign language.

7. to explain something; give an explanation.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpres, s. interpret- agent, spokesperson, interpreter]

in•ter′pret•a•ble, adj.

in•ter`pret•a•bil′i•ty, n.

interpret

Past participle: interpreted
Gerund: interpreting

Imperative
interpret
interpret

Present
I interpret
you interpret
he/she/it interprets
we interpret
you interpret
they interpret

Preterite
I interpreted
you interpreted
he/she/it interpreted
we interpreted
you interpreted
they interpreted

Present Continuous
I am interpreting
you are interpreting
he/she/it is interpreting
we are interpreting
you are interpreting
they are interpreting

Present Perfect
I have interpreted
you have interpreted
he/she/it has interpreted
we have interpreted
you have interpreted
they have interpreted

Past Continuous
I was interpreting
you were interpreting
he/she/it was interpreting
we were interpreting
you were interpreting
they were interpreting

Past Perfect
I had interpreted
you had interpreted
he/she/it had interpreted
we had interpreted
you had interpreted
they had interpreted

Future
I will interpret
you will interpret
he/she/it will interpret
we will interpret
you will interpret
they will interpret

Future Perfect
I will have interpreted
you will have interpreted
he/she/it will have interpreted
we will have interpreted
you will have interpreted
they will have interpreted

Future Continuous
I will be interpreting
you will be interpreting
he/she/it will be interpreting
we will be interpreting
you will be interpreting
they will be interpreting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been interpreting
you have been interpreting
he/she/it has been interpreting
we have been interpreting
you have been interpreting
they have been interpreting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been interpreting
you will have been interpreting
he/she/it will have been interpreting
we will have been interpreting
you will have been interpreting
they will have been interpreting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been interpreting
you had been interpreting
he/she/it had been interpreting
we had been interpreting
you had been interpreting
they had been interpreting

Conditional
I would interpret
you would interpret
he/she/it would interpret
we would interpret
you would interpret
they would interpret

Past Conditional
I would have interpreted
you would have interpreted
he/she/it would have interpreted
we would have interpreted
you would have interpreted
they would have interpreted

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb	1.	interpret — make sense of; assign a meaning to; «What message do you see in this letter?»; «How do you interpret his behavior?» construe, see understand — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; «She did not understand her husband»; «I understand what she means» be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret — interpret in the wrong way; «Don’t misinterpret my comments as criticism»; «She misconstrued my remarks» read between the lines — read what is implied but not expressed on the surface mythicise, mythicize — interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; «mythicize the ancient stories» literalise, literalize — make literal; «literalize metaphors» spiritualise, spiritualize — give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense reinterpret — assign a new or different meaning to allegorise, allegorize — interpret as an allegory read, take — interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; «I read this address as a satire»; «How should I take this message?»; «You can’t take credit for this!» read — interpret something that is written or printed; «read the advertisement»; «Have you read Salman Rushdie?» read, scan — obtain data from magnetic tapes; «This dictionary can be read by the computer» consider, regard, view, reckon, see — deem to be; «She views this quite differently from me»; «I consider her to be shallow»; «I don’t see the situation quite as negatively as you do» educe, elicit, evoke, extract, draw out — deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); «We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant»
	2.	interpret — give an interpretation or explanation to rede moralise, moralize — interpret the moral meaning of; «moralize a story» deconstruct — interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing re-explain, reinterpret — interpret from a different viewpoint commentate — serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting misinterpret — interpret falsely explain, explicate — make plain and comprehensible; «He explained the laws of physics to his students» annotate, gloss, comment — provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; «He annotated on what his teacher had written» commentate — make a commentary on
	3.	interpret — give an interpretation or rendition of; «The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully» render performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance perform, do, execute — carry out or perform an action; «John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters»; «the skater executed a triple pirouette»; «she did a little dance» sing — deliver by singing; «Sing Christmas carols»
	4.	interpret — create an image or likeness of; «The painter represented his wife as a young girl» represent artistic creation, artistic production, art — the creation of beautiful or significant things; «art does not need to be innovative to be good»; «I was never any good at art»; «he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully» re-create — create anew; «Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale» carnalize, sensualize — represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture silhouette — represent by a silhouette animalise, animalize — represent in the form of an animal profile — represent in profile, by drawing or painting paint — make a painting of; «He painted his mistress many times» capture — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; «capture the essence of Spring»; «capture an idea» depict, picture, show, render — show in, or as in, a picture; «This scene depicts country life»; «the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting» stylise, stylize, conventionalize — represent according to a conventional style; «a stylized female head» map — make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; «map the surface of Venus» limn, portray, depict — make a portrait of; «Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba» portray, present — represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; «The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting» draw — represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; «She drew an elephant»; «Draw me a horse» mock up, model — construct a model of; «model an airplane» graph, chart — represent by means of a graph; «chart the data»
	5.	interpret — restate (words) from one language into another language; «I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.»; «Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?»; «She rendered the French poem into English»; «He translates for the U.N.» translate, render ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell — to say, state, or perform again; «She kept reiterating her request» retranslate — translate again mistranslate — translate incorrectly gloss — provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase Latinize — translate into Latin translate — be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; «poetry often does not translate»; «Tolstoy’s novels translate well into English»
	6.	interpret — make sense of a language; «She understands French»; «Can you read Greek?» translate, understand, read understand — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; «She did not understand her husband»; «I understand what she means»

interpret

verb

3. explain, define, clarify, spell out, make sense of, decode, decipher, expound, elucidate, throw light on, explicate The judge has to interpret the law as it’s being passed.

4. understand, read, explain, crack, solve, figure out (informal), comprehend, decode, deduce, decipher, suss out (slang) The pictures are often difficult to interpret.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

interpret

verb

1. To make understandable:

Idiom: put into plain English.

2. To understand in a particular way:

3. To perform according to one’s artistic conception:

Translations

يُتَرْجِميُفَسِّرُيُفَسِّريُفَسِّر المَعْنى، يُوَضِّح

vyložitinterpretovattlumočit

fortolketolkeudlægge

tulkita

tumačiti

tolmácsol

túlkatúlka, útskÿra

解釈する

해석하다

interpretacijainterpretuotivertėjas

interpretētizskaidrotiztulkottulkot

interpretovaťtlmočiť

razlagatitolmačiti

tolka

แปล

giải thích

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

interpret

[ɪnˈtɜː^rprɪt]

(= translate) → servir d’interprète
Steve couldn’t speak French, so his friend interpreted → Comme Steve ne parlait pas français, son ami a servi d’interprète.
to interpret for sb → servir d’interprète à qn
Paul had to interpret for us → Paul a dû nous servir d’interprète.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

interpret

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

interpret

[ɪnˈtɜːprɪt]

1. vt

a. (translate orally) to interpret sth (into) → tradurre qc (in)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

interpret

(inˈtəːprit) verb

1. to translate a speaker’s words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers. He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.

2. to explain the meaning of. How do you interpret these lines of the poem?

3. to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one’s performance of it. The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.

inˌterpreˈtation nouninˈterpreter noun

a person who translates the words of a speaker into the language of his hearers.

interpret

→ يُفَسِّرُ vyložit fortolke interpretieren ερμηνεύω interpretar tulkita interpréter tumačiti interpretare 解釈する 해석하다 interpreteren tolke zinterpretować interpretar толковать tolka แปล yorumlamak giải thích 翻译

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

interpret

v. interpretar, traducir oralmente.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

interpret

vt, vi interpretar

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The claim of authority to interpret is the greatest lie and has caused the greatest travesties upon the people. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now, let us grant that when scientists engage entities that cannot be weighed and measured they often flounder, project, and interpret from the human perspective. ❋ M_francis (2008)

Simply pretending there’s nothing confounding to interpret is stupid. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And therefore, because of that true source of knowledge, our ability to think and our ability to interpret is more correct than theirs. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It is simply unimaginable that the courts will ever again interpret the commerce power as not protecting black people. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He could interpret from the Germans and had been given the job by Richard Chapman, the original camp leader. ❋ Unknown (1944)

«They are following the teachings of the Buddha, the principles of nonviolence, how to be a harmonious people,» says Khenpo, the younger monk brother, in English after a pause to interpret the Tibetan words of his older brother, Rinpoche. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That article mentions Mikael Granlund as one to watch, but from what I could interpret from the Finnish papers on the roster announcement yesterday, when Osala went on, Granlund did not. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A No, my statement — you’ve used the word interpret a few times. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since the latter are easier to interpret, that is where we focus our attention. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

The Apostles sent diverse letters to the Churches, and other writings for their instruction; which had been in vain if they had not allowed them to interpret, that is, to consider the meaning of them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Interpretation varies, facts remain the same; and to interpret is to recreate. ❋ Algernon Blackwood (1910)

I added a mixture of songs from different interprets and called the interpret for all songs ❋ Unknown (2010)

How you can kind of interpret about one word out of 20 based on its similarity to what you already know? ❋ Unknown (2009)

«In the past few years, this has become a major topic for historians,» said Baumann, who helped «interpret» and raise money to process the collection. ❋ The New York Public Library (2010)

[The dress] code says «We want to [promote] [modesty].»
I interpret that as «We want to ruin your life.» ❋ Eileen S (2007)

Person 1: me and my friend are in an argument can you [interpret] what “[fuck off]” means?
Person 2: this means to go away, or [just leave] me alone. ❋ KrabbsWantsHisMoneyBack (2018)

[Gunnar] K. [cant] interpretate [for shit]. ❋ TLPILLY (2009)

an [art] or philopsophy [student] might interpretize something if they are very [tired] ❋ Fail_lover (2010)

[Tressa] [interpretated] the situation to me. I had no idea what the f*&k she was talking about. [Interpretate]. ❋ Chasemanset (2010)

«I don’t understand your language»
«[Blah Blah Blah]»
«Hang on, I’ll call [Connect] and get some interpreting to bridge the communication [gap]» ❋ Mark Saba (2006)

We’ve got an interpretation [issue].. [Quick] call [Mick]!! ❋ Uncle Bozos (2010)

Me — «[Hey Jimmy], did you know that Jesus tells women to keep silent in the churches?»
Jimmy — «Well, that’s just your [interpretation].»
Me — «Hey [Amar], did you know that the Qu’ran instructs its followers to conquer the earth, converting or subduing those in the process?»
Amar — «That’s a flawed interpretation. MY Islam is a peaceful one.» ❋ SocialistBJ (2009)

Hi, I’m [Misty]. I provide [BBBJ], and I [speak French] without the aid of an interpreter for $150. ❋ Mistress Liz (2005)

[Stop] interpretating my [art]!! ❋ StacyKae (2005)

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verb (used with object)

to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.

to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable.

to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.

to perform or render (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one’s own understanding or sensitivity: The actor interpreted Lear as a weak, pitiful old man.

to translate orally.

Computers.

to use an interpreter to transform (a program written in a high-level language) into a sequence of machine actions, one statement at a time, executing each statement immediately before going on to transform the next one.
to read (the patterns of holes in punched cards) with an interpreter, printing the interpreted data on the same cards so that they can be read more conveniently by people.

Origin of interpret

1350–1400; Middle English interpreten<Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpret- (stem of interpres) explainer

OTHER WORDS FROM interpret

in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjectivein·ter·pret·a·bil·i·ty, in·ter·pret·a·ble·ness, nounin·ter·pret·a·bly, adverbnon·in·ter·pret·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjectivepre·in·ter·pret, verb (used with object)re·in·ter·pret, verbself-in·ter·pret·ed, adjectiveself-in·ter·pret·ing, adjectiveun·in·ter·pret·a·ble, adjectiveun·in·ter·pret·ed, adjectivewell-in·ter·pret·ed, adjective

Words nearby interpret

interpolar, interpolate, interpolation, interpose, interposition, interpret, interpretation, interpretative, interpreted language, interpreter, interpretive

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What are other ways to say interpret?

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.

Words related to interpret

clarify, construe, decipher, depict, describe, enact, explain, illustrate, portray, read, solve, translate, understand, view, adapt, annotate, comment, commentate, decode, delineate

How to use interpret in a sentence

For instance, I think of teenagers as being really willing to ask questions that some people interpret as sensitive.
Others described how they have to take their children with them everywhere they go to interpret for them.
There are some people who would say he should not have a platform on social media because they disagree strongly with how he interprets the data.
While it might seem like the law is the law, what’s far more important than what is written in the law or SEC regulations is how the law is interpreted, which is really about the sociology of attorneys.

That’s in part because the findings establish evidence in a way that the legal system can interpret.
The impulse to interpret seems to me what makes personal essay writing compelling.
As Testino explains, he decided to interpret each of the pillars via six unique characters.
The first story featured a man who hires Dr. Strange to help interpret his troubled dreams.
Many Muslims may disagree with my view, or interpret Islam in a more moderate way, but I cannot accept this religion myself.
At first glance, it might be tempting to interpret this extravagant level of compensation as a victory for the once-humble intern.
Mademoiselle caught it, and Garnache caught it too, although he failed to interpret it as precisely as he would have liked.
I opposed this, fearing, of course, that the French and even the Gentiles might interpret this as an affront to our faith.
Increpaui ego, vt potui, per interpret paganicos hos mores in iam Christianis.
Miss Watling seemed to interpret his thoughts, for she positively looked down and blushed.
Different courts interpret the same act sometimes in different ways.

British Dictionary definitions for interpret

verb

(tr) to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate

(tr) to construe the significance or intention ofto interpret a smile as an invitation

(tr) to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance

(intr) to act as an interpreter; translate orally

Derived forms of interpret

interpretable, adjectiveinterpretability or interpretableness, nouninterpretably, adverb

Word Origin for interpret

C14: from Latin interpretārī, from interpres negotiator, one who explains, from inter- + -pres, probably related to pretium price

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Britannica Dictionary definition of INTERPRET

[+ object]

to explain the meaning of (something)

interpret a dream
We need someone to interpret these results for us.
How should we interpret the law/rules/decision?

[+ object]

to understand (something) in a specified way

I interpreted his behavior to mean that he disliked me.

— often + as

I interpreted his behavior as indicating that he disliked me.
Her comment was meant to be interpreted as sarcasm.

[+ object]

to perform (something, such as a song or a role) in a way that shows your own thoughts and feelings about it

Every actor interprets the role of Hamlet a little differently.

[no object]

to translate the words that someone is speaking into a different language

to repeat what someone says in a different language than the language originally used

I’ll need someone to interpret for me when I travel to China.

—

compare translate

— interpretable

/ɪnˈtɚprətəbəl/

adjective

[more interpretable; most interpretable]

These results are not easily interpretable.

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Other forms: interpreted; interpreting; interprets

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. When you get tripped up or struggle to understand a subject even in your own language — like calculus, for example — sometimes you can find meaning, or interpret it for yourself. Or sometimes you’ll need a teacher to work on the problem with you, showing how to interpret the mathematical language.

Definitions of interpret

verb

make sense of; assign a meaning to

“How do you
interpret his behavior?”

synonyms:

construe, see

consider, reckon, regard, see, view

deem to be

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be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand

interpret in the wrong way

read between the lines

understand what is implied but not expressed on the surface

mythicise, mythicize

interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology

literalise, literalize

make literal

spiritualise, spiritualize

give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

reinterpret

assign a new or different meaning to

allegorise, allegorize

interpret as an allegory

read, take

interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

read

interpret something that is written or printed

read, scan

obtain data from magnetic tapes

draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

misinterpret, misread

interpret wrongly

anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize

read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

reread

read anew; read again

dip into

read selectively; read only certain passages from a text

decipher, trace

read with difficulty

misread

read or interpret wrongly

skim, skim over

read superficially

lip-read, lipread, speech-read

interpret by lipreading; of deaf people

type of:

understand

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
verb

make sense of a language
verb

give an interpretation or explanation to
verb

give an interpretation or rendition of
verb

restate (words) from one language into another language

“Can you
interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?”

synonyms:

render, translate

translate

be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
verb

create an image or likeness of

synonyms:

represent

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carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize

represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture

silhouette

represent by a silhouette

animalise, animalize

represent in the form of an animal

profile

represent in profile, by drawing or painting

paint

make a painting of

capture

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

depict, picture, render, show

show in, or as in, a picture

conventionalize, stylise, stylize

represent according to a conventional style

map

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

depict, limn, portray

make a portrait of

portray, present

represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

draw

represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface

mock up, model

construct a model of

chart, graph

represent by means of a graph

chart

make a chart of

plat, plot

make a plat of

repaint

paint again

recapture

take up anew

illustrate

depict with an illustration

map

depict as if on a map

pencil

write, draw, or trace with a pencil

commend

present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

delineate, limn, outline

trace the shape of

rule

mark or draw with a ruler

chalk

write, draw, or trace with chalk

project

draw a projection of

crayon

write, draw, or trace with a crayon

check, checker, chequer

mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

charcoal

draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

doodle

make a doodle; draw aimlessly

diagram, plot

make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

cartoon

draw cartoons of

fill in, shade

represent the effect of shade or shadow on

chalk out, sketch

make a sketch of

type of:

re-create

create anew

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