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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
interpret/ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/
▶verb (interprets, interpreting, interpreted)
- 1 explain the meaning of (words, actions, etc.).
■ translate orally the words of a person speaking a different language.
- 2 perform (a creative work) in a way that conveys one's understanding of the creator's ideas.
■ understand as having a particular meaning or significance.
– derivatives
interpretability noun,
interpretable adjective.
interpretability noun,
interpretable adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. interpreter or L. interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret- ‘agent, translator, interpreter’.
'interpret' also found in these Oxford entries:
agnosia
- analysis
- bend
- construe
- crack
- dyslexia
- enigmatic
- exegesis
- exegete
- hermeneutic
- inscrutable
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misread
- oracular
- perceptual
- presentism
- psychologism
- read
- rede
- reinterpret
- sophisticated
- understand
- uninterpretable
- word
Forum discussions with the word(s) "interpret" in the title:
Could I interpret "not until" as "after"
Difference between interpret and represent
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How to interpret things in the bracket?
interpret "though" in this shortened form of usage
Interpret:talkbox is way too interesting.
re-design as re-interpret?
The verb "construct" meaning "interpret" is possible?
Difference between interpret and represent
Difference between understand and interpret
How to interpret things in the bracket?
interpret "though" in this shortened form of usage
Interpret:talkbox is way too interesting.
re-design as re-interpret?
The verb "construct" meaning "interpret" is possible?
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