English

Detailed Synonyms for interpret in English

interpret:

to interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)

  1. to interpret
    to interpret; to translate
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  2. to interpret
    to interpret; to understand; to take up
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • understand verb (understands, understood, understanding)
    • take up verb (takes up, took up, taking up)
  3. to interpret
    to translate; to transcribe; to interpret; to render
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
    • transcribe verb (transcribes, transcribed, transcribing)
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
  4. to interpret
    to represent; to portray; to interpret; to impersonate; to personify
    • represent verb (represents, represented, representing)
    • portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • impersonate verb (impersonates, impersonated, impersonating)
    • personify verb (personifies, personified, personifying)
  5. to interpret
    to interpret
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
  6. to interpret
    – make sense of a language 1
    to read; to understand; to interpret; to translate
    – make sense of a language 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • Can you read Greek?1
    • understand verb (understands, understood, understanding)
      • She understands French1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
  7. to interpret
    – make sense of; assign a meaning to 1
    to see; to interpret; construe
    – make sense of; assign a meaning to 1
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
      • What message do you see in this letter?1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
      • How do you interpret his behavior?1
    • construe verb
  8. to interpret
    – give an interpretation or explanation to 1
    to interpret; rede
    – give an interpretation or explanation to 1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
    • rede verb
  9. to interpret
    – restate (words) from one language into another language 1
    to render; to interpret; to translate
    – restate (words) from one language into another language 1
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
      • She rendered the French poem into English1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
      • Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?1
    • translate verb (translates, translated, translating)
      • I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.1
      • He translates for the U.N.1
  10. to interpret
    – create an image or likeness of 1
    to represent; to interpret
    – create an image or likeness of 1
    • represent verb (represents, represented, representing)
      • The painter represented his wife as a young girl1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)
  11. to interpret
    – give an interpretation or rendition of 1
    to render; to interpret
    – give an interpretation or rendition of 1
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
      • The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully1
    • interpret verb (interprets, interpreted, interpreting)

Conjugations for interpret:

present
  1. interpret
  2. interpret
  3. interprets
  4. interpret
  5. interpret
  6. interpret
simple past
  1. interpreted
  2. interpreted
  3. interpreted
  4. interpreted
  5. interpreted
  6. interpreted
present perfect
  1. have interpreted
  2. have interpreted
  3. has interpreted
  4. have interpreted
  5. have interpreted
  6. have interpreted
past continuous
  1. was interpreting
  2. were interpreting
  3. was interpreting
  4. were interpreting
  5. were interpreting
  6. were interpreting
future
  1. shall interpret
  2. will interpret
  3. will interpret
  4. shall interpret
  5. will interpret
  6. will interpret
continuous present
  1. am interpreting
  2. are interpreting
  3. is interpreting
  4. are interpreting
  5. are interpreting
  6. are interpreting
subjunctive
  1. be interpreted
  2. be interpreted
  3. be interpreted
  4. be interpreted
  5. be interpreted
  6. be interpreted
diverse
  1. interpret!
  2. let's interpret!
  3. interpreted
  4. interpreting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

interpret

  1. interpret

Related Words for "interpret":

  • reinterpret, interpreting, interpretive, interpretable

Alternate Synonyms for "interpret":


Related Definitions for "interpret":

  1. make sense of a language1
  2. make sense of; assign a meaning to1
    • How do you interpret his behavior?1
  3. give an interpretation or explanation to1
  4. restate (words) from one language into another language1
    • Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?1
  5. create an image or likeness of1
  6. give an interpretation or rendition of1

Related Synonyms for interpret