interpret
Usage
Example Sentences
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“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.
Additionally, when a statute might conflict with the Constitution, the statute should be interpreted narrowly to avoid the conflict.
But many viewers interpreted the spot not as a feel-good story about pets but as a peek into a world where your doorbell camera can be used to scour video across neighborhoods and beyond.
From Salon
Either way, the structure of Brontë’s novel encourages readers to interpret each half through the lens of the other.
From Los Angeles Times
"No one who could interpret, no one to guide them."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.