Interpret - Definition

v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you
see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
[syn: interpret, construe, see]
2: give an interpretation or explanation to [syn: rede,
interpret]
3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered
the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: interpret,
render]
4: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his
wife as a young girl" [syn: represent, interpret]
5: restate (words) from one language into another language; "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." [syn: translate, interpret,
render]
6: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret,
translate]