explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known.

Interpret definition: to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate.. See examples of INTERPRET used in a sentence.

INTERPRET definition: 1. to decide what the meaning of something is: 2. to express your own ideas about the intended…. Learn more.

1. to give or provide the meaning of; explain; elucidate: to interpret a parable. 2. to construe or understand in a particular way: to interpret a reply as favorable. 3. to translate orally. 4. to bring out …

Oct 14, 2025 · interpret (third-person singular simple present interprets, present participle interpreting, simple past and past participle interpreted) To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether …

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb interpret, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance. The fact that they had decided to come was interpreted as a positive sign. The judge quite rightly says that he …

• I interpreted her silence as anger. • An artist has as much right to interpret history as a historian. • This dream can be interpreted in several different ways. • Fairy tales can be interpreted in several …

INTERPRET meaning: 1 : to explain the meaning of (something); 2 : to understand (something) in a specified way often + as

An interpreter (right) utilizing consecutive interpretation to translate a conversation between an English-speaking interviewer (left) and Spanish-speaking Gary Sánchez (center) In consecutive interpreting …