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interpret

[in-tur-prit] / ɪnˈtɜr prɪt /


Usage

What are other ways to say interpret? To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. 

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Their underlying claim isn’t that modern people have lost their sense of smell, but that we have grown less able to interpret what it tells us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The findings suggest that jumping genes may have contributed to the expansion of these sensory systems, potentially improving the ability of ants to detect and interpret the chemical messages that make their complex societies possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Korean equity market is a weathervane for sentiment in the global artificial-intelligence trade and a leading indicator for how investors interpret the growth prospects of America’s biggest AI stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

He’s malleable and clueless about a lot of things, including whether it’s appropriate to interpret a female colleague’s nervous vomiting as an indicator that she’s pregnant.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

This could be used to interpret the hidden meaning of words.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Democrats aren’t necessarily viewed more positively than Republicans right now, but Nabulsi believes they’re at least signaling an open line of communication with a message she interprets as “We are not here with hate.”

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now, a Jefferies market intelligence analyst interprets the current wobble as one of the last attractive opportunities to build exposure ahead of what he expects to be a strong November and December.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The immune system interprets this misplaced genetic material as a danger signal, triggering an inflammatory response.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

What those commitments are - and how Iran interprets them - will help determine whether this deal sticks.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

For the King, or at least this is how Malory interprets him, was the patron saint of chivalry.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"For these reasons, the 70 percent storage level value must be interpreted flexibly and considered in light of the overall supply situation," the ministry spokeswoman said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mourinho was pleased with the defender's performance, saying he had "interpreted what he needed to really well, tactically" and that he and Valverde had "worked very well at this level".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Virtually no one at the time, however, interpreted it as Wood intended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

He has a stick-to-the-message-ness that can make him seem rehearsed—or can be interpreted as discipline from someone who is taking his race dead seriously.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mamá, Roberto, and I interpreted for both of them.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

But experts warn against interpreting the figures as a prediction of the election outcome.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

This type of logic, which determines the law of the land by interpreting obscure bits of history over utilizing common sense, is what Gladwell calls “bananas.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Until now, interpreting those observations has been difficult without actual rock samples to examine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Pène du Bois became deeply attached to Hopper and wrote some selfless essays interpreting and defending Hopper’s art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Which he couldn’t see, of course, but the silence no doubt had a particular edge that he was expert at interpreting.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness


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