INTERPRET definition: 1. to decide what the meaning of something is: 2. to express your own ideas about the intended…. Learn more.

explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.

When you interpret something, you make sense of it. You could interpret a graph, a foreign language, or even Mona Lisa's odd smile.

1. to give or provide the meaning of; explain; elucidate: to interpret a parable. 2. to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. 3. to translate orally. 4. to …

2011年10月25日 · Interpret definition: to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate.. See examples of INTERPRET used in a sentence.

If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance. The judge quite rightly says that he has to interpret the law as it's been passed. [VERB noun] …

2025年9月15日 · interpret (third-person singular simple present interprets, present participle interpreting, simple past and past participle interpreted) To decode the meaning of a topic and …

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb interpret, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

To interpret is to explain or understand the meaning, significance, or intention of something such as words, actions, signs, symbols, or artistic expressions. It can also refer to translating …

Definition of interpret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.