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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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“In the last couple of months, we are continuing to see and interpret the consumer as being more stretched than we were when we entered the year,” Singh said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The project hopes to "seize on the passion of all the astronomers over the last 350 years, and interpret that passion through science," Rodgers told the BBC.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

To better interpret the observations, the researchers compared the data with supercomputer simulations of the Universe created at MPA.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

You happen to be part of a generation whose academic records are exceptionally hard to interpret.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Her eyes were bloodshot, raw, and it was easy to interpret the suffering the previous night had brought to her house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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