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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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In a sane world, wise politicians would interpret the results for what they are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

It’s bad for democracy to throw raw data at people and hope that they interpret it.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Because the differences appear during development, the findings also raise the possibility that support aimed at helping autistic children interpret facial emotions could be particularly beneficial when introduced earlier in childhood.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Using images of a male and female with visible differences, we tested five popular AI tools to understand if and how they would interpret the prompt "make this person normal".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

She squints at me a little and shakes her head, something I have no clue how to interpret.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

Stifel interprets this as meaning between 300 million francs and 400 million francs, which would give the deal an attractive valuation for Lonza.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

Rather than attempting to eliminate every pain signal, these approaches aim to change how the brain interprets and responds to the experience.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 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

But they also light up when the brain interprets something as pleasurable, even if the behavior doesn’t appear to have the survival value of, say, eating or procreating.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Which is the way this gets interpreted by some people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Even slightly interpreted data is of no use to anyone.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

"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

Like so many words, it can be interpreted in two ways: a contradiction imposed from without and one imposed from within.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

According to the researchers, the foundation had no involvement in designing or conducting the study, analyzing or interpreting the results, or preparing the manuscript.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Severin added that the retired senior judges and leading barristers, who sat on the Commission, have "spent their careers interpreting complicated facts, dealing with witnesses and applying relevant weight to evidence".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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

But he doesn’t follow the direction of Nick’s arm, because interpreting a pointing gesture requires, if you think about it, that you instantaneously inhabit the mind of the person doing the pointing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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