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- [in-tur-prit]
- /ɪnˈtɜr prɪt/
- /ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/
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- [in-tur-prit]
- /ɪnˈtɜr prɪt/
Definitions of interpret word
- verb with object interpret to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable. 1
- verb with object interpret to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. 1
- verb with object interpret to bring out the meaning of (a dramatic work, music, etc.) by performance or execution. 1
- verb with object interpret 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. 1
- verb with object interpret to translate orally. 1
- verb with object interpret Computers. to use an interpreter to transform (a program written in a high-level language) into a sequence of machine actions, one statement at a time, executing each statement immediately before going on to transform the next one. 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. See also interpreter (def 3). 1
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Origin of interpret
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English interpreten < Latin interpretārī, derivative of interpret- (stem of interpres) explainer
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Parts of speech for Interpret
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interpret popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
interpret usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for interpret
verb interpret
- portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- depict — To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
- read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- describe — If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
Antonyms for interpret
verb interpret
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
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