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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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Most investors mistakenly interpret a higher price/earnings ratio as an unambiguously bearish indicator.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

The researchers say this newly recognized role of superheating could help volcanologists better interpret monitoring data and improve forecasts of eruption behavior.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

“Consumers will interpret reclassification as FDA approval,” Adriane Fugh-Berman, a critic of the drug industry and director of a watchdog organization that studies pharmaceutical marketing, said Thursday at the meeting.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Plus, China’s Moonshot AI takes on U.S. rivals and how readers interpret the Chinese economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I guess they didn’t trust me to interpret for my parents.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The garment interprets the artwork, which may or may not have inspired the garment’s design.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

It interprets Coachella as a cultural event, deciding what matters, where to look, and how the festival is ultimately remembered.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2026

That history of mistrust is an important backdrop to Thursday's escalation, shaping how Baku interprets every move coming from Tehran.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Huber interprets Zuckerberg’s statement as a sign that nobody really knows how and when these massive investments will pay off — not even the leaders of the companies doing the spending.

From MarketWatch Feb. 7, 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

Khokhar describes this as "vague" and raises questions about how it might be interpreted.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The announcement of increased capex at SpaceX was interpreted negatively by traders and investors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The general definition of state-of-the-art capabilities could be interpreted differently by makers of closed models and the White House, potentially creating confusion about which models fall into the category, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

One of them, “Free and Queer: Black Californian Roots of Gay Liberation,” explores how culture, across print, visual art and performance, has interpreted and shaped Black queer social and political movements.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

But he calmly listened to Gist as he interpreted Half King’s words.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

Gustavo Duque, mayor of Chacao, a middle-class Caracas neighbourhood, urges caution in interpreting the red sign too simply.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

But these views deserve no weight in interpreting the amendments’ transformative guarantees.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Women come from other groups, but in worlds where female mobility is a common pattern, from the great apes to human societies, interpreting this signal immediately becomes more subtle.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

Once you have isolated the pure news about a company, there are several rules for interpreting it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

Instead of proof, Bacon introduced the concept of interpretation; where before scholars had written about interpreting books, now Bacon introduced the idea of ‘the interpretation of nature’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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