interpret

Verbs

  • (v) make sense of; assign a meaning to
    • What message do you see in this letter?
    • How do you interpret his behavior?
    construe, see,
  • (v) give an interpretation or explanation to rede,
  • (v) give an interpretation or rendition of
    • The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
    render,
  • (v) create an image or likeness of
    • The painter represented his wife as a young girl
    represent,
  • (v) 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.N.
    translate, render,
  • (v) make sense of a language
    • She understands French
    • Can you read Greek?
    translate, understand, read,

Synonyms

construe see rede render represent translate understand read

See also

collocate with construe with co-occur with cooccur with go with

Words of close approximity

interpretable interpretation interpretative interpretative dance interpretative dancing interpreted interpreter interpreting interpretive interpretive dance interpretive dancing interpretive program