When you interpret something, you make sense of it. You could interpret a graph, a foreign language, or even Mona Lisa's odd smile.
To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.;
Verb
make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
Verb
make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Verb
give an interpretation or explanation to
Verb
restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.
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create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
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give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
v. t.
To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to
translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to
decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams,
signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language
to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.
v. t.
To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show
by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character
of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a
landscape.
v. i.
To act as an interpreter.
Interpret
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.2.
Interpret
To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.;
To act as an interpreter.
Usage Examples
And every now and then people find the bugs, and they interpret those as cool failures in the Sims terms. For them it's like a treasure hunt, you know.
No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.
I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life, but rather for my life to interpret my dreams.
I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be able to interpret them into a song. I also tend to get up and write prose in the morning from which will come songs.
It is easier to learn to interpret dreams if you have a reason to use them for something constructive. You apply your dream insights to making constructive changes in your life.
Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.
Reality is how we interpret it. Imagination and volition play a part in that interpretation. Which means that all reality is to some extent a fiction.
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Other Usage ExamplesYou cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see.
My job is to interpret the law based on how the legislature and the court has done it and then, of course, to use our system of justice to develop some new legal tools and new concepts.
It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. Singers, like Frank Sinatra and myself, we interpret the songs that we like. Not unlike a Shakespearean actor that goes back to the greatest words ever written, we go back to the greatest songs.
Our ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature.
They need to learn poetry. They don't need to learn about poetry. They don't need to be told how to interpret poetry. They don't need to be told how to understand poetry. They need to learn it.
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.
People shouldn't trust artists and they shouldn't trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it.
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
Any successful nominee should possess both the temperament to interpret the law and the wisdom to do so fairly. The next Supreme Court Justice should have a record of protecting individual rights and a strong willingness to put aside any political agenda.
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