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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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I tend to interpret this complaint as a proxy for something else—voters don’t eject officeholders they like on grounds of longevity in office.

From The Wall Street Journal

When this structural framework falls apart, human cells interpret the breakdown as if they are under viral attack.

From Science Daily

That historical insight helped researchers interpret what they were seeing at Hektoria.

From Science Daily

“AI misses some breast cancers that are recalled by human assessment,” a study author said, “but detects a similar number of breast cancers otherwise missed by the interpreting radiologists.”

From Los Angeles Times

Major Puff interpreted her silence to mean she was perhaps near death.

From Literature