interpret
Meaning of interpret
verb
- explain the meaning of (information or actions).
the evidence is difficult to interpret
- translate orally or into sign language the words of a person speaking a different language.
I agreed to interpret for Jean-Claude
late Middle English: from Old French interpreter or Latin interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret- ‘agent, translator, interpreter’.
Information about interpret
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of interpret is: interprets.
- Languages in which interpret is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of interpret
in-ter-pret
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- interpret is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
interpret synonyms
Meaning construe:
Meaning rede:
Meaning render:
Meaning represent:
Meaning translate:
Meaning understand:
Meaning make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts:
Meaning make (something) clear; explain:
Meaning explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work):
Meaning analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail:
Meaning make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible:
Meaning make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up:
Meaning apply a glossy substance to:
Meaning make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand:
Meaning convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language:
Meaning convert (a coded message) into intelligible language:
Meaning find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery):
Meaning settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter):
Meaning free from a tangled or twisted state:
Meaning undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads):
Meaning grasp mentally; understand:
Meaning find a solution to; decipher or interpret:
Meaning transliterate (foreign characters) or write or type out (shorthand, notes, or other abbreviated forms) into ordinary characters or full sentences:
Meaning write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script:
Meaning write (something) again so as to alter or improve it:
Meaning change the form, character, or function of something:
Meaning express the meaning of (something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity:
Translation of interpret
- French: traduire, interpréter
- German: übersetzen, interpretieren
- Italian: tradurre, interpretare
- Portuguese: traduzir, interpretar
- Spanish: traducir, interpretar, trasladar
Words that rhyme with interpret
lampret, mpret, misinterpret, preinterpret, reinterpret, spret
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