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

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

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

“You want to talk to our big father? I will interpret for you,” Emeka offered.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

To investigate how the public interprets hurricane forecasts, the research team surveyed residents of Florida and Georgia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 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

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

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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

Those values "can be interpreted differently, and I think we have to embrace those differences."

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Despite the connection between low testosterone and cancer outcomes, Professor Yeap emphasized that the findings should not be interpreted as a recommendation to take testosterone supplements to prevent cancer.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Some interpreted this as a sign that investors were taking Wall Street’s lofty expectations with a grain of salt.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

That attitude was tested after Mr. Glassman made an ill-advised social-media post in June 2020, which some interpreted as trivializing the death of George Floyd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Their failure was interpreted as an indictment of their accounting practices, which allowed them to record profits before they were realized.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

Alan Mandell, an award-winning actor, arts patron and arts administrator, was best known for co-founding the San Quentin Drama Workshop and interpreting the plays of Samuel Beckett.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They gathered around the pod and touched it delicately with those powerful, flexible trunks, and she found herself interpreting the soft chirrups and clicks and hoots they were making as expressions of disapproval.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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