interpret
pronunciation
How to pronounce interpret in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtɜːprət]
How to pronounce interpret in American English:
US [ɪnˈtɜːrprət]
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- Verb:
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
- give an interpretation or explanation to
- give an interpretation or rendition of
- create an image or likeness of
- restate (words) from one language into another language
- make sense of a language
Word Origin
- interpret (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French interpreter (13c.) and directly from Latin interpretari "explain, expound, understand," from interpres "agent, translator," from inter- (see inter-) + second element of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Sanskrit prath- "to spread abroad," PIE *per- (5) "to traffic in, sell" (see pornography). Related: Interpreted; interpreting.
Example
- 1. The trick is how you interpret what you see .
- 2. Step 3 - capture and interpret intuitive information .
- 3. But that does not mean they know how to interpret what they see .
- 4. And to interpret , you first have to measure .
- 5. But there is a more charitable way to interpret the analogy .