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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. 

Example Sentences

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“Their approach today is difficult to square with how they have interpreted other statutes,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Action for Children, which campaigns to end child poverty, welcomed any improvement to how poverty data is collected and interpreted.

From BBC

When Vinicius confronts the stands his attitude is interpreted as arrogant and inappropriate.

From BBC

They noted that the trends in the dataset did not align well with other observations and cautioned that the findings should be interpreted carefully.

From Science Daily

“The risk is that the initiatives of some European countries could be interpreted in an anti-American way. However, that wasn’t the intention,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal