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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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These A.I. bots just interpret what they see on Moltbook as a prompt, then post their response as a reply.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

“In the last couple of months, we are continuing to see and interpret the consumer as being more stretched than we were when we entered the year,” Singh said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The project hopes to "seize on the passion of all the astronomers over the last 350 years, and interpret that passion through science," Rodgers told the BBC.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

One reason it’s so hard to interpret what’s going on with the U.S. job market these days?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

“The fact that I was unable to interpret it did not bother me. It was certainly better to imagine myself becoming famous than maturing into a stifled academic who had never risked a thought.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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