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interpret

[in-tur-prit] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪt /


Usage

What are other ways to say interpret? To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. 

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Interpret that how you want but I'd be wary of hitching a lift in his ice cream van, if I were you.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Interpret visual information using the language of visual rhetoric.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Interpret legal language and rewrite it in plain English.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Interpret each of the following as it relates to the runner.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

“I’m not known for making offers, Emika. Interpret that however you’d like.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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