interpret

[in-tur-prit] /ɪnˈtɜr prɪt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate:
to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
2.
to construe or understand in a particular way:
to interpret a reply as favorable.
3.
to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution.
4.
to perform or render (a song, role in a play, etc.) according to one's own understanding or sensitivity:
The actor interpreted Lear as a weak, pitiful old man.
5.
to translate orally.
6.
Computers.
  1. to transform (a program written in a high-level language) with an interpreter into a sequence of machine actions, one statement at a time, executing each statement immediately before going on to transform the next one.
  2. to read (the patterns of holes in punched cards) with an interpreter, printing the interpreted data on the same cards so that they can be read more conveniently by people.
    Compare interpreter (def 3).
verb (used without object)
7.
to translate what is said in a foreign language.
8.
to explain something; give an explanation.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English interpreten < Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpret- (stem of interpres) explainer
Related forms
interpretable, adjective
interpretability, interpretableness, noun
interpretably, adverb
noninterpretability, noun
noninterpretable, adjective
preinterpret, verb (used with object)
reinterpret, verb
self-interpreted, adjective
self-interpreting, adjective
uninterpretable, adjective
uninterpreted, adjective
well-interpreted, adjective
Synonym Study
1. See explain.
Examples from the web for interpreted
  • Your retina converts light energy into a nerve impulse that is carried to the brain and interpreted.
  • The particles had previously been interpreted in fossils as bacteria.
  • Changes in the density of seawater are interpreted as changes in its temperature and salinity.
  • Value-added results should be interpreted carefully, in light of statistical margins of error.
  • At other times, the rule may exist but is interpreted so narrowly as to subvert its original intent.
  • Financial markets interpreted a hawkish signal and quickly anticipated sharply rising interest rates.
  • Fragmenting the body, body language and specific environments influence the way the photographs are read and interpreted.
  • Mariners have traditionally interpreted it as a good omen.
  • The skull was found among other bones under what has been interpreted as a nest.
  • The lighter colored regions are interpreted to represent sandier sediment and the dark is muddier.
British Dictionary definitions for interpreted

interpret

/ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate
2.
(transitive) to construe the significance or intention of: to interpret a smile as an invitation
3.
(transitive) to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance
4.
(intransitive) to act as an interpreter; translate orally
Derived Forms
interpretable, adjective
interpretability, interpretableness, noun
interpretably, adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Latin interpretārī, from interpres negotiator, one who explains, from inter- + -pres, probably related to pretiumprice
Word Origin and History for interpreted

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.

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