interpret

interpret is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.
2. transitive verb. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape.
3. intransitive verb. To act as an interpreter.
4. verb. make sense of a language

   "She understands French"

   "Can you read Greek?"

   Synonyms: read, translate, understand

5. verb. make sense of; assign a meaning to

   "What message do you see in this letter?"

   "How do you interpret his behavior?"

   Synonyms: construe, see

6. verb. give an interpretation or explanation to

   Synonyms: rede

7. verb. restate (words) from one language into another language

   "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."

   "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"

   Synonyms: render, translate

8. verb. create an image or likeness of

   "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

   Synonyms: represent

9. verb. give an interpretation or rendition of

   "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

   Synonyms: render

Synonyms

read, translate, understand, construe, see, rede, render, represent

Common word forms

interprets, interpreted, interpreter, interpreting, interpretable

Words from these letters

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