HyperDic: interpret

English > 6 senses of the word interpret:
VERBcognitioninterpret, construe, seemake sense of
communicationinterpret, redegive an interpretation or explanation to
creationinterpret, rendergive an interpretation or rendition / rendition of
creationinterpret, representcreate an image or likeness of
communicationinterpret, translate, renderrestate (words) from one language into another language
cognitioninterpret, understand, read, translatemake sense of a language
interpret > pronunciation
Soundsihnter'praht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > interpret: 6 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaningmake sense of; assign a meaning / meaning to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelSam and Sue interpret the movie; They won't interpret the story
Example "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Synonymsconstrue, see
Narrowerallegorize, allegoriseinterpret as an allegory
educe, evoke, elicit, extract, draw outdeduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning / meaning)
literalize, literalisemake literal
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amissinterpret in the wrong way
mythicize, mythiciseinterpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
readinterpret something that is written or printed
read, scanObtain data from magnetic tapes
read between the linesread what is implied but not expressed on the surface
reinterpretAssign a new or different meaning / meaning to
spiritualize, spiritualiseGive a spiritual meaning / meaning to
take, readinterpret something in a certain way
Broaderunderstandknow and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of
Similar tosee, consider, reckon, view, regarddeem to be
Spanishconstruir, entender, interpretar, ver
Catalanconstruir, interpretar
Nounsinterpretationan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
interpretationa mental representation of the meaning or significance / significance of something
interpretationan explanation that results from interpreting something
English > interpret: 6 senses > verb 2, communication
MeaningGive an interpretation or explanation to.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymrede
NarrowercommentateServe as a commentator, as in sportscasting
commentatemake a commentary on
deconstructinterpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
gloss, comment, annotateProvide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
misinterpretinterpret falsely
moralize, moraliseinterpret the moral meaning / meaning of
reinterpret, re-explaininterpret from a different viewpoint
Broaderexplain, explicatemake plain and comprehensible
Spanishexplicar, interpretar
Catalaninterpretar
Adjectivesinterpretative, interpretivethat provides interpretation
Nounsinterpretationthe act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
interpretation, interpretingan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
interpretationa mental representation of the meaning or significance / significance of something
interpretationan explanation that results from interpreting something
English > interpret: 6 senses > verb 3, creation
MeaningGive an interpretation or rendition / rendition of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThey will interpret the duet
Synonymrender
Categoryperforming artsarts or skills that require public performance
Narrowersingdeliver by singing
Broaderperform, execute, docarry out or perform an action
Spanishejecutar, interpretar
Catalaninterpretar, traduir
Adjectivesinterpretative, interpretivethat provides interpretation
Nounsinterpretationthe act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
interpretationan explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
interpretersomeone who uses art to represent something
English > interpret: 6 senses > verb 4, creation
Meaningcreate an image or likeness of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymrepresent
Categoryart, artistic creation, artistic productionThe creation of beautiful or significant things
Narroweranimalize, animaliserepresent in the form of an animal
capturesucceed in representing or expressing something intangible
drawrepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
graph, chartrepresent by means of a graph
mapmake a map of
model, mock upConstruct a model of
paintmake a painting / painting of
picture, depict, render, showshow in, or as in, a picture / picture
portray, depict, limnmake a portrait of
portray, presentrepresent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
profilerepresent in profile, by drawing or painting
sensualize, carnalizerepresent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture
silhouetterepresent by a silhouette
stylize, stylise, conventionalizerepresent according to a conventional style
Broaderre-createcreate anew
Spanishconstituir, figurar, representar
Catalanconstituir, figurar, representar
Nounsinterpretationthe act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
interpretersomeone who uses art to represent something
English > interpret: 6 senses > verb 5, communication
Meaningrestate (words) from one language into another language.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"
Synonymstranslate, render
Entailed bydubProvide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
NarrowerLatinizetranslate into Latin
glossProvide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
mistranslatetranslate incorrectly
retranslatetranslate again
Broaderrepeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retellTo say, state, or perform again
Similar totranslateBe translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
Spanishtraducir
Catalantraduir
Nounsinterpreter(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements / statements one line at a time
interpretersomeone who mediates between speakers of different languages
English > interpret: 6 senses > verb 6, cognition
Meaningmake sense of a language.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsunderstand, read, translate
Broaderunderstandknow and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of
Spanishcomprender, entender, interpretar, traducir
Catalanentendre, interpretar, traduir

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