DICTOMETER

INTERPRETING

(interpret, interpreting, interpretar, interpretación, tolke, tyde, fortolkning, tolkning)

1. Synonyms:
   • Interpretation
   • Interpreting
   • Rendition
   • Rendering
   Definitions:
   • an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
   Examples:
   • The edict was subject to many interpretations
   • He annoyed us with his interpreting of parables
   • Often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Interpret
   • Construe
   • See
   Definitions:
   • make sense of
   • assign a meaning to
   Examples:
   • What message do you see in this letter?
   • How do you interpret his behavior?
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Rede
   • Interpret
   Definitions:
   • give an interpretation or explanation to
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Interpret
   • Render
   Definitions:
   • give an interpretation or rendition of
   Examples:
   • The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Represent
   • Interpret
   Definitions:
   • create an image or likeness of
   Examples:
   • The painter represented his wife as a young girl
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Translate
   • Interpret
   • Render
   Definitions:
   • restate (words) from one language into another language
   Examples:
   • I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
   • Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
   • She rendered the French poem into English
   • He translates for the U.N.
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Understand
   • Read
   • Interpret
   • Translate
   Definitions:
   • make sense of a language
   Examples:
   • She understands French
   • Can you read Greek?