To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a landscape
To explain the meaning of; to examine a law The Supreme Court interpreted constitutional law to determine that segregated public schools were unconstitutional
to explain or present in understandable terms SFDU interpretation is the process of recognizing the format of a data entity, identifying its component parts, and extracting and presenting the information it carries [620 0-B-1] (Obsolete, replace "unit" with "entity") to explain or present in understandable terms SFDU interpretation is the process of recognizing the format of a data unit, identifying its component parts, and extracting and presenting the information it carries [610 0-G-5]
If you interpret what someone is saying, you translate it immediately into another language. The chambermaid spoke little English, so her husband came with her to interpret Interpreters found they could not interpret half of what he said
To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; applied esp
To execute a program in a high-level language by translating it one line at a time
make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" give an interpretation or explanation to give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
to explain or tell the meaning of; to represent in understandable terms The primary difference between defining and interpreting is that interpreting relies heavily on connotative meanings, nuance, and suggestion This is a sophisticated method of analysis and explanation rooted in the subtleties of a text
If you interpret something in a particular way, you decide that this is its meaning or significance. The whole speech might well be interpreted as a coded message to the Americans The judge quite rightly says that he has to interpret the law as it's been passed Both approaches agree on what is depicted in the poem, but not on how it should be interpreted