ALL meanings of interpret
in·ter·pret
I i - noun interpret Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions). 1
- 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
- verb without object interpret to translate what is said in a foreign language. 1
- verb without object interpret to explain something; give an explanation. 1
- transitive verb interpret understand 1
- transitive verb interpret languages 1
- transitive verb interpret data, results 1
- transitive verb interpret art, poetry 1
- verb interpret If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance. 0
- verb interpret If you interpret what someone is saying, you translate it immediately into another language. 0
- verb interpret to clarify or explain the meaning of; elucidate 0
- verb interpret to construe the significance or intention of 0
- verb interpret to convey or represent the spirit or meaning of (a poem, song, etc) in performance 0
- verb interpret to act as an interpreter; translate orally 0
- verb transitive interpret to explain the meaning of; make understandable 0
- verb transitive interpret to translate (esp. oral remarks) 0
- verb transitive interpret to have or show one's own understanding of the meaning of; construe 0
- verb transitive interpret to bring out the meaning of; esp., to give one's own conception of (a work of art), as in performance or criticism 0
- verb transitive interpret to translate (a program in a high-level language) into machine language and execute it, statement by statement 0
- intransitive verb interpret to act as an interpreter; explain or translate 0